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Terms in Neapolitan 21-30 of 34

mulignana

[Neapolitan]

A name in Naples in Campania for the aubergine (US: eggplant).

natica

[Neapolitan]

A name in Naples in Campania for silverside (US: round cut) from the rump or thigh of beef at the back of the hind limb.

natico

[Neapolitan]

A name in Naples in Campania for silverside (US: round cut) from the rump or thigh of beef at the back of the hind limb.

'nzugna

/un-TSOO-nyah/
[Neapolitan]

A name in Naples in Campania for pork fat or lard. May also mean melted butter.

pancettone

/pahn-cheht-TOH-neh/
[Neapolitan]

A name in Naples in Campania for flank of beef, a cut which is used for braising, stewing and boiling. It runs along the back part of the animal's belly.

passara

/pahs-SAH-rah/
[Neapolitan] plural passare

A name in Campania for the flounder or fluke.

pesce 'mpiso

/PEH-sheh oom-PEE-soh/
[Neapolitan]

A name in Naples in Campania for a blackmouth catshark found from Iceland to the Mediterranean. It has bold blotches on its body.

pezza a cannello

/PEHTS-tsah ah kahn-NEHL-loh/
[Neapolitan]

A name in Naples in Campania for thick flank. A cut of the rump of beef in front of the hip, this cut is best used for scaloppine, roasting and sautéeing.

piscione

[Neapolitan]

A name in Naples in Campania for a beef cut taken from the topside containing the gastrocnemius muscle, the muscle at the back of the thigh of the beast. This joint is good for stewing.

sconciglio

[Neapolitan] plural sconcigli

A name in Naples in Campania for murex, a knobbly sea snail or whelk. This mollusc was the source of the rare and expensive imperial purple.