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branzino

branzino noun: the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax.

Noun

branzino (plural branzinos or branzini)

  1. The European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax.
    • Olive oil 2 slices hearty white bread (about 2 ounces) 20 hazelnuts, shelled, roasted, peeled and chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon chopped mint leaves 1 teaspoon orange zest 4 whole branzino, scaled and cleaned Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 lemon, cut into 8¼-inch slices.2007 January 10, “Recipe: Oven-Roasted Branzino With Hazelnut Picada”, in New York Times
    • At that very moment on this recent Friday night, though, it was a roasted branzino with glassy eyes that was ogling her.2007 February 18, Monica Corcoran, “Strike Up the Turntable”, in New York Times

Forms of branzino

pluralbranzinos
pluralbranzini

Origin of branzino

Borrowed from Italian branzino.

Questions about branzino

What does branzino mean?
Branzino means the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax.
What part of speech is branzino?
Branzino is a noun.
What is the plural of branzino?
The plural of branzino is branzinos.

Words near branzino in the dictionary

  1. Branxholme
  2. Branxton
  3. Branyon
  4. Branyons
  5. branzini
  6. branzino
  7. branzinos
  8. BRAO
  9. brap
  10. brapped
  11. brapping

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