grissino
English
editEtymology
editFrom Italian grissino, from Piedmontese grissin, ghërsin, diminutive of ghersa (“line, row”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgrissino (plural grissini)
- A narrow breadstick in Italian cuisine.
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editItalian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Piedmontese grissin, ghërsin, diminutive of ghersa (“line, row”), which is ultimately from Latin cratis (“wickerwork, fascine”). Cognate with French gressin.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgrissino m (plural grissini)
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Further reading
edit- Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “grissino”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
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