finocchii

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finocchii pl

  1. (hypercorrect, rare) plural of finocchio
    • 1997, Anne Condra, Life in the Mezzogiorno: ‛Mongst Gazing Gargoyles, Messapici Publishing, →ISBN, page 68, →ISBN:
      “You eat it fresh, like, after a large meal. It is a digestivo, it helps the digestion. Some people bake it with cheese but I prefer it fresh, like. Multi anni fa (many years ago), queers was boiled in water with finocchio, that’s why they are called finocchii today.”