Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finocchio

/fɪˈnɒkɪəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: finoc-chio
IPA: /fɪˈnɒkɪəʊ/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum).

noun

Derogatory; Slang

name

A surname from Italian.

Example Sentences

"Finocchios are shoots of the fennel, an odoriferous plant of the Umbelliferae family."
"For the first time, finocchio, or Florence fennel, has performed for me as it should and has swollen out into bulbous protrusions at the base of its leaf stalks."
"The strong anise odor of finocchio repels many insects from other vegetables."
"Also called Florence fennel, finocchio has long been a popular vegetable in Europe but has somehow fallen out of circulation from most American gardens."
"On many, a cold freezing night, of temperatures hovering near zero, the finocchios tease and try to encourage Tedesco to join in their warm body orgies."
"Not to mention, he and Julie were finocchios; but at least Larry was a smart finocchio."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: finocchio

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /fɪˈnɒkɪəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

finocchi (plural) finocchios (plural) fennocchio (alternative) fennochio (alternative) fenocchio (alternative) fenochio (alternative) finnocchio (alternative) finnochio (alternative) finochio (alternative) fenochia (alternative) finnochia (alternative) finocchia (alternative)

Synonyms

Florence fennel fennel

Rhymes With

pinocchio rocchio ginocchio tokyo malocchio

Questions

How do you pronounce finocchio?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɪˈnɒkɪəʊ/.
What does finocchio mean?: A fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum).
Where does finocchio come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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