Hazel grouse. A game bird found in woodlands on hillsides, often perching in trees, especially aspen and birch, in Scandinavia and Baltic countries, the former Yugoslavia and Central and Eastern Europe, as well as mountainous regions of northern Italy.
A name in Basilicata for a peperoncino, a small red hot chilli from the south of Italy and used much in its cuisine. It is grown in huge quantities in Basilicata, the Marche and Calabria.