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nocino

nocino noun: a sticky Italian liqueur made from unripe green walnuts steeped in spirit.

Noun

nocino (uncountable)

  1. A sticky Italian liqueur made from unripe green walnuts steeped in spirit.
    • Ask Ms. Paolantonio's cousin Giuseppina Paolantonio, who appears to be in her late 70s, how to make nocino, the walnut liqueur that is popular here, and the recipe begins: On June 24th, pick the walnuts.2007 November 22, Joyce Wadler, “The Journey Home: Making a New Life in the Old Country”, in New York Times

Origin of nocino

Italian

Questions about nocino

What does nocino mean?
Nocino means a sticky Italian liqueur made from unripe green walnuts steeped in spirit.
What part of speech is nocino?
Nocino is a noun.

Words near nocino in the dictionary

  1. nociceptors
  2. nocicipient
  3. nocifensive
  4. Nocifora
  5. Nociforas
  6. nocino
  7. nocioception
  8. nociperception
  9. nociperceptive
  10. nociplastic
  11. nociplastic pain

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