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mezzaluna

/ˌmɛtsəˈluːnə/

mezzaluna noun: a crescent-shaped steel blade attached to a wooden handle, used to chop food.

mezzaluna: a crescent-shaped steel blade attached to a wooden handle, used to chop food
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Noun

mezzaluna (plural mezzalunas)

  1. A crescent-shaped steel blade attached to a wooden handle, used to chop food.

Forms of mezzaluna

pluralmezzalunas

Origin of mezzaluna

Unadapted borrowing from Italian mezzaluna (literally “half-moon”).

Words that rhyme with mezzaluna

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about mezzaluna

What does mezzaluna mean?
Mezzaluna means a crescent-shaped steel blade attached to a wooden handle, used to chop food.
What part of speech is mezzaluna?
Mezzaluna is a noun.
How do you pronounce mezzaluna?
Mezzaluna is pronounced /ˌmɛtsəˈluːnə/.
What is the plural of mezzaluna?
The plural of mezzaluna is mezzalunas.

Words near mezzaluna in the dictionary

  1. mezuzza
  2. mezz
  3. mezza majolica
  4. mezza mezza
  5. mezza voce
  6. mezzaluna
  7. mezzalunas
  8. mezzanine
  9. mezzanine board
  10. mezzanine boards
  11. mezzanine debt

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