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Terms in Italian 6361-6370 of 10470

manfrigul

/mahn-free-GOOL/
[Italian]

Pasta from Romagna made with eggs and with the appearance of grains of barley and mainly used in soups.

mangiabile

/mahn-JYAH-bee-leh/
[Italian]

Edible

mangiafoglie

/man-jyah-FOH-lyeh/
[Italian]

"Leaf-eaters." A derogatory term used to describe inhabitants of parts of Italy where foliage forms a great part of the diet.

mangiaracia

/mahn-jyah-RAH-chyah/
[Italian] plural mangiaracie

A name in Sicily for the salema, a prime, bream-like, food fish found in warmer waters of the Atlantic, the Pacific and Indian Ocean.

mangiare

/mahn-JYAH-reh/
[Italian]

To eat

mangiatutto

/mahn-jyah-TOOT-toh/tee/
[Italian] plural mangiatutti

"Eat all." Mange-tout peas, an undeveloped pea where the pod is eaten as well. May also refer to tender, thin asparagus or sprue, all of which may be eaten.

mangostano

/mahn-ghoh-STAH-noh/
[Italian] plural mangostani

Mangosteen. Lychee like, white, segmented flesh is surrounded by a hard purplish skin. This round fruit has four well-defined sepals.

manicaio

/mah-nee-KAY-yoh/
[Italian] plural manicai

A name in Tuscany for the razor shell. A type of long clam which beds itself into the sand.

maniche

/mah-NEE-keh/
[Italian]

Short tube pasta with a wide bore, sometimes ridged.

maniche di frate alla caprese

/mah-NEE-keh dee FRAH-teh ahl-lah kah-PREH-seh/
[Italian]

Short tube pasta or cannelloni, with a wide bore, stuffed with minced (US: ground) sausage and tomatoes, coated with béchamel sauce and slices of aubergine (US: eggplant) and grated Parmesan cheese and baked.