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gnocco.

gnocchi (Italian variety of dumpling)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɲɔk.ko/

  1. gnocchi (Italian variety of dumpling)

    masculine

  2. a dish of gnocchi

    in-plural · masculine

  3. knot, lump

    broadly · masculine

  4. goof, idiot

    figuratively · masculine
    un vero gnocco

  5. a handsome male

    masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

From Venetan gnoco, perhaps from Lombard knohhil (“knot in wood”). Doublet of nocchio.

adj/ˈɲɔk.ko/

  1. handsome, good looking

    slang
Where this word comes from

From Venetan gnoco, perhaps from Lombard knohhil (“knot in wood”). Doublet of nocchio.

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