"torrone" meaning in Italian

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Noun

Forms: torroni [plural]
Etymology: From Latin torrere (“to roast, burn”), cognate with Portuguese torrão, Sardinian turrone, Sicilian turruni, Spanish turrón. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|torrere||to roast, burn}} Latin torrere (“to roast, burn”), {{cog|pt|torrão}} Portuguese torrão, {{cog|sc|turrone}} Sardinian turrone, {{cog|scn|turruni}} Sicilian turruni, {{cog|es|turrón}} Spanish turrón Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} torrone m (plural torroni)
  1. a form of nougat traditionally eaten at Christmas Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-torrone-it-noun-ZCcjE2g7 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. (vulgar, slang) the penis Tags: masculine, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-torrone-it-noun-93wiWF~w

Inflected forms

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