pannocchia

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pānucla ← *pānucula, modification of Latin pānicula, from pānus. Compare Spanish panoja, panocha.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /panˈnɔk.kja/, [pän̺ˈn̺ɔkkjä]
  • Hyphenation: pan‧nòc‧chia

Noun

pannocchia f (plural pannocchie)

  1. corncob, ear
  2. panicle
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