nocino
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
nocino (uncountable)
- A sticky Italian liqueur made from unripe green walnuts steeped in spirit.
- 2007 November 22, Joyce Wadler, “The Journey Home: Making a New Life in the Old Country”, in New York Times[1]:
- Ask Ms. Paolantonio's cousin Giuseppina Paolantonio, who appears to be in her late 70s, how to make nocino, the walnut liqueur that is popular here, and the recipe begins: On June 24th, pick the walnuts.
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
nocino m (plural nocini)
- a childish game in which walnuts are thrown against a pyramid of four other walnuts
- nocino (walnut liqueur)
- Hypernym: liquore
Etymology 2[edit]
From noce (“walnut tree”) + -ino.
Noun[edit]
nocino m (plural nocini)
- Diminutive of noce: a small walnut tree
- (uncountable) Only used in nocino d'America
Further reading[edit]
- nocino1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- nocino2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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