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Terms in Italian 5331-5340 of 10470

giro

/JEE-roh/
[Italian]

Turn. You may find a recipe in which you are asked to pass through a half turn to continue rolling it out.

GirĂ² di Cagliari

/jee-ROH dee kah-LYAH-ree/
[Italian]

A port-like sweet liqueur wine made in Sardinia with GirĂ², a grape of Spanish origin. The Denominazione di Origine Controllata was granted in 1979.

giromette

/jee-roh-MEHT-teh/
[Italian]

Biscuits (US: cookies) from Lombardy made in a variety of shapes.

giromitra esculenta

/jee-roh-MEE-trah ehs-koo-LEHN-tah/
[Italian] plural giromitre esculente

False morel mushrooms. They are deadly poisonous if not cooked, closely resembling real morel mushrooms, being wrinkled and brown in the same way. However, morel mushrooms are symmetrical while false morels are irregular in shape and look like a brown brain, while true morels are more like a sponge. True morels have hollow stems while those of false morels are solid. Be careful to check each of these features before attempting to eat one. They have a fine flavour and are generally parboiled. They are popular in Nordic countries and in Finland especially.

giugnaiole

/jyoo-nyah-YOH-leh/
[Italian]

"June." White onions.

giugno

/JYOO-n'yoh/
[Italian]

June

giuncata

/jyoon-KAH-tah/
[Italian]

Junket

givu

/GHEE-voo/
[Italian]

"Cigar tips." Small chocolate sweets made famous in Turin.

glassa

/glahs-SAH/
[Italian]

Icing. Glazing. Frosting.

glassato/glassata

/glahs-SAH-toh/
[Italian] plural glassati/glassate

Glazed. Iced.