puntarella

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noun

A type of Italian chicory.

OriginItalian puntarella →
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Meanings

nounpuntarella (countable and uncountable, plural puntarelle)

plural puntarelle

  1. countableuncountableA type of Italian chicory.

Origin

  1. Italianpuntarella
  2. Italianpuntarella
  3. Englishpuntarella

Borrowed from Italian puntarella (“small pointed thing”).

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APA

puntarella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puntarella

MLA

“puntarella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puntarella. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puntarella,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puntarella.

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