Finocchia

Quick meaning: Finocchia is a noun meaning Rare spelling of finocchio.

Meaning

Rare spelling of finocchio.

Example Sentences

The fennel variety finocchia grows like a stalk of celery and can be eaten raw or as a boiled vegetable.

Often called Finocchia or Sweet Anise. The bulblike enlargement at the top of the stem is eaten raw, like celery, or used for flavoring. Has a licorice flavor.

There is also the stalk of the artichoke, which is allowed to grow after the heads are cut off. This is fried in batter and is called in Florence, Gobbo. Finocchia and the poorer sort of celery are cooked in the same way.

“Hush! hush! do not be angry; you are not to be tamed any more than the torrent and the whirlwind. I have often tried to make you know what was for your good, but it is all in vain, you have never cared more for a piece of gold than for a root of finocchia.”

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include finnochio, fennochio, finochia, fenochia, carosella, cippolini.

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