English Explanatory Dictionary

romanesco

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Romanesco.
noun
  1. Romanesco broccoli, a light-green edible flower bud of certain forms of Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, which is thus related to broccoli and cauliflower. Its form is a natural approximation of a fractal.
name
  1. The dialect of the Italian language spoken in Rome.

Pronunciation

/ɹəʊ.məˈnɛs.kəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Romanesco.wav /ɹoʊ.məˈnɛs.koʊ/

Word forms

romanesco romanescos

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian romanesco (“of or pertaining to Rome”).

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