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Terms in Italian 3171-3180 of 10470

civraxiu

/chee-VRAH-see-oo/
[Italian]

Enormous, solid loaves of bread from Sardinia made with semolina, the hard husk or endosperm which is winnowed or sifted out of wheat during milling.

cjariesa

/kyah-RYEH-seh/
[Italian] plural cjariese

A dialect name in Friuli-Venezia Giulia for the cherry.

classico

/KLAHS-see-koh/
[Italian]

"Classic." Used to define zones of long standing tradition within a DOC, and the wines from grapes grown there.

Clastidium

/klahs-TEE-dee-oom/
[Italian]

Dry white wine produced in the vicinity of Casteggio in Lombardy from Pinot Nero and Pinot Grigio grapes.

claviari

/klah-VYAH-rah/
[Italian]

Coral fungus, so called because it looks for all the world like something you would find on the Great Barrier Reef. Found from summer to autumn.

clementino

/kleh-mehn-TEE-noh/
[Italian] plural clementini

Clementine

Clinto

/KLEEN-tohn/
[Italian]

A red variety of grape which arose spontaneously and was found in New York State in 1835. It is used in making red wines. It has the quality of being phylloxera resistant, leading to it being planted in the Italian Switzerland, Italy and Austria where it is used in Uhudler wines. It is now also grown in Brazil.

Clinto

/KLEEN-tohn/
[Italian]

A red wine from the Veneto, and the variety of grape from which it is made.

clustrum

/kloos-troom/
[Italian]

An obsolete name for bruschetta.

coagulato/coagulata

/koh-ah-goo-LAH-toh/
[Italian] plural coagulati/coagulate

Coagulated