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Terms in Italian 3101-3110 of 10470

cinghiale

/cheen-GYAH-leh/
[Italian]

Wild boar. Popular and plentiful in the Maremma of Tuscany and in Umbria.

cinghiale alla cacciatora

/cheen-GYAH-leh ahl-lah kah-chyah-TOH-rah/
[Italian]

"Wild boar in the style of the Huntsman." Wild boar braised in white wine with onions, carrots and other hearty vegetables.

cinghiale alla Ligure

/cheen-GYAH-leh ahl-lah lee-GOOR/
[Italian]

"Wild boar in the style of Liguria." Wild boar braised in red wine with thyme and Taggiasca olives.

cinghiale allo spiedo

/cheen-GYAH-leh ahl-loh SPYEH-doh/
[Italian]

Wild boar, cut into chunks, threaded onto a skewer and roasted over live coals.

cinghiale arrosto

/cheen-GYAH-leh ahr-ROH-stoh/
[Italian]

Roast wild boar

cinghiale in agrodolce

/cheen-GYAH-leh een AH-groh-DOHL-cheh/
[Italian]

Wild boar in a sweet and sour sauce. This is usually used as a way of serving older animals.

cinghialetto

/cheen-gyah-LEHT-toh/
[Italian] plural cinghialetti

Young wild boar. Boar are most often eaten when they are under 6 months old.

cinque spezie

/CHEEN-kweh SPEH-tsee-eh/
[Italian]

"Five spices." Often used in Asian cooking it usually consists of finely ground cloves, cinnamon or cassia bark, star anise, Sichuan pepper and fennel seeds. The resulting flavour is almost of liquorice.

Cinqueterre

/CHEEN-kweh TEHR-rah/
[Italian]

"Five lands." A dry, light, fragrant, DOC white wine from Liguria made with Bosco, Albarola and Vermentino grapes.

Cinqueterre sciacchetra

/CHEEN-kweh-TEHR-rah shyahk-KEH-trah/
[Italian]

A fortified dessert wine from Liguria which is aged for one year.