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Terms in Italian 5271-5280 of 10470

Ghiaie della Furba

/gyah-EE-eh dehl-lah FOOR-bah/
[Italian]

Properly Capezzana Ghiaie della Furba, a dry red wine from Tuscany made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah grapes.

ghiandole

/gyahn-DOH-leh/
[Italian]

Glands, often of pork. To be honest, I am not sure what a "gland" is in an animal. I thought this might be a euphemism for testicles, but the Italians are not normally nervous about naming the parts of animals. I suspect that it is when you have, perhaps, a mixture of sweetbreads, testicles and so on and the dish is given the overall heading of "ghiandole".

ghineffo di riso

/ghee-NEHF-fee dee REE-soh/
[Italian] plural ghineffi di riso

Rice cakes from Sicily flavoured with saffron and fried.

ghiotta

/GYOHT-tah/
[Italian]

"Glutton." A dish from Abruzzo of strips of courgettes (US: zucchini), peppers, tomatoes and potatoes layered and baked.

ghiotta di pesce

/GYOHT-tah dee PEH-sheh/
[Italian]

A dish from Sicily of fish served in a tomato based soup.

ghiottini

/gyoht-TEE-nee/
[Italian]

Almond biscuits (US: cookies) from Tuscany.

ghiottone

/gyoht-TOH-neh/
[Italian]

Glutton

ghiozzo

/GYOHTS-tsoh/GYOHTS-tsee/
[Italian] plural ghiozzi

Goby, from tiny fish like whitebait to middle size, all usually fried.

ghiozzo di fiume

/GYOHTS-tsoh dee FYOO-meh/GYOHTS-tsee dee FYOO-meh/
[Italian] plural ghiozzi di fiume

Gudgeon; a small freshwater fish. Best eaten fried.

ghiozzo nero

/GYOHTS-tsoh NEH-roh/GYOHTS-tsee NEH-ree/
[Italian] plural ghiozzi neri

Black goby. A small fish usually fried.