puntarella

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian puntarella (“small pointed thing”).

Noun

puntarella (countable and uncountable, plural puntarelle)

1. A type of Italian chicory.

Further reading

• puntarelle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

puntarelle

Etymology

From punta +‎ -ella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pun.taˈrɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: pun‧ta‧rèl‧la

Noun

puntarella f (plural puntarelle)

1. diminutive of punta
2. (cooking) a form of chicory (Cichorium intybus), specifically the sprouting stems

   Synonym: mazzocchio

See also

• catalogna
• cicoria asparago

Further reading

• puntarella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana