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Terms in Italian 3281-3290 of 10470

colombo/colomba

/koh-LOHM-boh/bah/
[Italian] plural colombi

Dove. Wood pigeon. Young squab may be roasted or grilled while older ones are improved by marinating and stewing. Piccione are young doves or squab, usually bred for the table rather than taken wild.

colostro

/koh-LOH-stroh/
[Italian]

Beestings. Colostrum. The first liquid obtained from the mammary gland of an animal after it has given birth. It is particularly rich and creamy and clots when heated. It is used for desserts and puddings. It is sometimes used to make cheeses but is often kept by farmers to help new born animals which are not thriving.

col sugo di cavolfiore

/kohl SOO-goh dee kah-vohl-FYOH-reh/
[Italian]

Col sugo di cavolfiore is a dish made with cauliflower broth. This might be pasta of some kind served with a sauce of cauliflower florets sautéed, perhaps, with garlic.

col sugo di cipolle

/kohl SOO-goh dee chee-POH-leh/
[Italian]

"With onion broth." Onions stewed in olive oil with pancetta and white wine and often served with spaghetti and Parmesan cheese.

col sugo di gambaretti

/kohl SOO-goh dee gahm-bah-REHT-tee/
[Italian]

Usually refers to sauce of prawns (US: shrimp) cooked in cream with white wine and garlic served mixed with pasta.

Coltassala

/kohl-tahs-SAH-lah/
[Italian]

A dry red wine from Volpaia near Radda in Chianti in Tuscany.

coltello

/kohl-TEHL-loh/
[Italian] plural coltelli

Knife

coltello da pane

/kohl-TEHL-loh dah PAH-neh/
[Italian] plural coltelli da pane

Bread knife

coltivatore

/kohl-tee-vah-TOH-reh/
[Italian]

Someone working the land

colza

/KOHL-tseh/
[Italian]

Rape (US: canola)