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Fenocchio vs Finocchio - What's the difference?

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Finocchio is a alternative form of fenocchio.



As nouns the difference between fenocchio and finocchio

is that fenocchio is rare spelling of lang=en while finocchio is a fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (variety: Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum).

fenocchio

English

Noun

(fenocchi)
  • * 1727 July 1, ” in Mi?cellanies , volume 10 (1745), pages 110–111
    • Pray a?k Mr. Synge whether his Fenocchio be grown; it is now fit to eat here, and we eat it like Sellary, either with or without Oil, &c.
  • * 1860 , Idea [pseud.], Lyrics and Legends of Rome , epilogue, “Storia dell’ Mas’ Aniello”, page 148
    • […] Since buried she lay in a deep bed of Oysters,
    He’d live'' on “Fenocchi ,” and ''die in his Cloisters! […]
  • * 1895 , , Days Near Rome (3rd ed.; G. Routledge and sons, limited), volume 2, page 241
    • A boy is climbing up a wall to pick the golden oranges which are hanging over it; beneath, a flock of chickens are pecking at a sieve filled with almost more golden Indian maize; and through all this collection of life when we were there, the priest, in purple cassock and white pellerine, was moving from house to house, pronouncing his Easter benediction upon the furniture and cooking utensils, and followed by a man with a large basket to receive the dole of eggs, saffron-cakes, and fenocchi , which he expected in return.
  • * 1911 , Augustus John Cuthbert Hare [aut.] and Welbore St Clair Baddeley [ed.], Cities of Southern Italy (E.P. Dutton and company), page 162
    • But at all times the place is worth a visit to those who can admire flat scenery, and the artist will delight in the Cuyp-like effects of the oxen and horses and groups of pilgrims (for some are here always) seen against the delicate aerial mountain distances; and in the beautiful colouring of the plain, pink with asphodel in spring, or golden with fenocchio .
  • * 1957 , Margaret Renée Bryers Shaw, : The Making of a Humorist, 1713–1762 (Richards Press), page 47
    • Most of his ‘town poetry’ was written in the village of Twickenham where, in between fits of composition, he was out in his garden looking to see how his broccoli were springing up, or if the ‘fenocchio ’ was sprouting.
  • * 1959 , Henry Guppy [ed.], Bulletin of the ), volume 41, page 396
    • The novelties of fenocchio and broccoli seeds Swift probably got from Pope, who in turn may have had them recently from Italy by way of the Earl of Peterborow.
  • * 1991 , Herbert W. Ockerman, Food Science Sourcebook: Terms and Descriptions (2nd ed.; ; ISBN 0442007760, 9780442007768), page 291
    • Florence fennel [fenocchio (F. vulgare'' var. ''dulce )] — the bulbous leaf base, separates into licorice-flavored stalks.
  • * 1996 , ), volume 85, issues 1–4, page 60
    • “Tomatoes, lots, so I can make fresh sauce. Cabbage, onions, fenocchio , eggplant, green beans. Too much for me to cook.”

    finocchio

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), finocchio, (l) * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l) * (l)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A (l) (l) with a (l)-like structure at its base, used as a (l); Florence fennel ().
  • * 1974 , Ali-Bab (author) and Elizabeth Benson (translator), Encyclopedia of Practical Gastronomy , page 41
    • Finocchios are shoots of the fennel, an odoriferous plant of the Umbelliferae family.
  • * 1981 , Country Life , volume 170, page 1,057
    • For the first time, finocchio , or Florence fennel, has performed for me as it should and has swollen out into bulbous protrusions at the base of its leaf stalks.
  • * 1983 , Theodore James, The Gourmet Garden , page 44
    • The strong anise odor of finocchio repels many insects from other vegetables.
  • * 1994 , B. Rosie Lerner and Beverly S. Netzhammer, Possum in the Pawpaw Tree: A Seasonal Guide to Midwestern Gardening , page 43
    • Also called Florence fennel, finocchio has long been a popular vegetable in Europe but has somehow fallen out of circulation from most American gardens.
  • A (l).
  • * 2008 , Edward Anthony Gibbons, A Cultural Affair , page 6
    • On many, a cold freezing night, of temperatures hovering near zero, the finocchios tease and try to encourage Tedesco to join in their warm body orgies.
  • * 2009 , Paul MacKenzie, Redemption Comes to Brooklyn , page 172
    • Not to mention, he and Julie were finocchios'; but at least Larry was a smart ' finocchio .
  • * 2010 , Suzanne Corso, Brooklyn Story , page 182
    • “Don’ stand next to any finocchios who might try’n grab your best friend,” Vin cracked. Richie roared as Tony made his way to the men’s room.
  • * 2011 August 19, ”, 23:51–23:57
    • Salvatore Maranzano: Rumour is you two are a pair of finocchi .
    : That’s not a rumour; that’s a boast .

    References

    * “ ? Finochio]” listed on page 237 of volume IV (F and G), § i (F) of '' [1st ed., 1901]
    ? Finochio''' (). Also 8 '''fenochia, -io, -occhio, finocha, finochi,''' 8–9 '''fin'''('''n''')'''ochia.''' [It. ''finocchio'': — popular L. ''f?noclum'': see Fennel.] The sweet fennel (''Fœniculum dulce''); also called the dwarf or French fennel. [¶ '''1723''' R. Digby ''Let. to Pope'' 14 Aug. How spring the Brocoli and the Fenochio. '''1767''' J. Abercrombie ''Ev. Man own Gardener'' (1803) 658/1 ''Finochio'', or French fennel; for soups, sallads, etc. '''1796''' C. Marshall ''Garden.'' xvi. (1813) 267 Finochio is a sort of dwarf fennel. '''1847 Craig, ''Finnochia     , a variety of fennel. * “ ?finochio]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989 ----