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Terms in Italian 3931-3940 of 10470

crusca

/KROO-skah/
[Italian]

Bran. The fibrous husk or outer layer of cereal grains separated during milling. Wheat bran is the most common one. The bran is removed by sifting. In wholemeal flours the bran is included. It is an important source of vitamin B and fibre.

crusetti

/kroo-SEHT-tee/
[Italian]

A Sicilian name for cannelloni, large pasta tubes with a filling of cheese or meat, coated with béchamel or tomato sauce and baked.

crustulum

/kroo-stoo-loom/
[Italian]

An obsolete name for bruschetta.

cruti

/KROO-tee/
[Italian]

A name for sauerkraut in Trentino-Alto Adige.

cu a siccia

/koo ah SEE-chyah/
[Italian]

"Cooked with cuttlefish." A Sicilian dish of cuttlefish stewed with celery in tomatoes and wine and served with pasta.

cubbaita (di giuggiulena)

/koo-BAH-ee-TAH (dee jyoo-jyoo-LEH-nah)/
[Italian]

A brittle or nougat from Calabria and Sicily made with honey, almonds, pistachios and sesame seeds, cut into lozenge shapes. A sort of torrone with sesame seeds. Is also known as cubaita.

cucamela

/koo-kah-MEH-lah/
[Italian] plural cucamele

Parasol mushroom. Good baked with butter and garlic, or fried.

cucchiaio

/kook-KYAH-ee-oh/
[Italian] plural cucchiai

Spoon

cucchiaio da tavola

/kook-KYAH-ee-oh dah TAH-voh-lah/
[Italian] plural cucchiai da tavola

Tablespoon. Equivalent to 15 ml (½ fl oz).

cucchiaio per la zuppa

/kook-KYAH-ee-oh pehr lah TSOOP-pah/
[Italian] plural cucchiai per la zuppa

Soup spoon