"gnocco" meaning in Italian

See gnocco in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɲɔk.ko/ Forms: gnocca [feminine], gnocchi [masculine, plural], gnocche [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɔkko Etymology: From Venetan gnoco, perhaps from Lombard knohhil (“knot in wood”). Doublet of nocchio. Etymology templates: {{der|it|vec|gnoco}} Venetan gnoco, {{der|it|lmo|knohhil||knot in wood}} Lombard knohhil (“knot in wood”), {{doublet|it|nocchio}} Doublet of nocchio Head templates: {{it-adj}} gnocco (feminine gnocca, masculine plural gnocchi, feminine plural gnocche)
  1. (slightly vulgar, slang) handsome, good looking Tags: slang Categories (topical): Pasta Derived forms: gnocca Related terms: gnocchi
    Sense id: en-gnocco-it-adj-DYz9lpIV Disambiguation of Pasta: 45 28 11 7 6 3 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 41 2 2 3 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 52 2 1 2 2 1 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 69 20 3 3 3 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈɲɔk.ko/ Forms: gnocchi [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔkko Etymology: From Venetan gnoco, perhaps from Lombard knohhil (“knot in wood”). Doublet of nocchio. Etymology templates: {{der|it|vec|gnoco}} Venetan gnoco, {{der|it|lmo|knohhil||knot in wood}} Lombard knohhil (“knot in wood”), {{doublet|it|nocchio}} Doublet of nocchio Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} gnocco m (plural gnocchi)
  1. (cooking, food) gnocchi (Italian variety of dumpling) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-gnocco-it-noun-cTzqUudl Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  2. (cooking, in the plural) a dish of gnocchi Tags: in-plural, masculine Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-gnocco-it-noun-D8C-6ImZ Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  3. (by extension) knot, lump Tags: broadly, masculine Synonyms: grumo, nodo
    Sense id: en-gnocco-it-noun-uiiVTu17
  4. (figurative) goof, idiot Tags: figuratively, masculine Synonyms: cretino, tonto
    Sense id: en-gnocco-it-noun-nAirahDT
  5. (slightly vulgar, slang) a handsome male Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-gnocco-it-noun-5ZrDmNIt

Inflected forms

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