English Explanatory Dictionary

finocchio

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum).
  2. A gay man.
name
  1. A surname from Italian.

Pronunciation

fĭnŏʹkĭō fĭnōʹkĭō /fɪˈnɒkɪəʊ/ /fɪˈnəʊkɪəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-finocchio.wav

Word forms

finocchio finocchi finocchios fennocchio fennochio fenocchio fenochio finnocchio finnochio finochio fenochia finnochia finocchia finocha finochia finochie

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian finocchio (“fennel; (derogatory) male homosexual”). Doublet of fennel and finook.

Synonyms

Florence fennel

Translations

Polish: pedał
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