Definition of FINOCCHIO

finocchio

Plural: finocchi, finocchios

Noun

  • aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
  • A fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum).
  • A gay man.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

fennel, Florence fennel

Scrabble Score: 19

finocchio: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
finocchio: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
finocchio: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

finocchio: valid Words With Friends Word