nocchio

  • 31ñoclo — (Del it. nocchio o gnocco). m. Especie de melindre hecho de masa de harina, azúcar, manteca de vaca, huevos, vino y anís, de que se forman unos panecillos del tamaño de nueces, los cuales se cuecen en el horno sobre papeles espolvoreados de… …

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  • 32gnocchi — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ (in Italian cooking) small dumplings made from potato, semolina, or flour. ORIGIN Italian, plural of gnocco, alteration of nocchio knot in wood …

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  • 33gnocchi — [nä′kē, nô′kē; ] It [ nyō̂k′kē] n. [It, pl. of gnocco, dumpling, altered < nocchio, knot (in wood), prob. < Langobardic; akin to MHG knoche, a knot, gnarl: for IE base see KNUCKLE] small, variously shaped dumplings of flour, and sometimes… …

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  • 34gnocchi — n.pl. an Italian dish of small dumplings usu. made from potato, semolina flour, etc., or from spinach and cheese. Etymology: It., pl. of gnocco f. nocchio knot in wood …

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