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From the Italian ripieno.

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ripieno (plural ripienos or ripieni)

  1. (music) The part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino.
    • 2009 January 20, Allan Kozinn, “Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque”, in New York Times[1]:
      [] on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered.
  2. (food) A fruit sorbet stuffed into its own shell, such as limone ripieno. The similar term in French is givré.

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ripieno m (plural ripienos)

  1. ripieno

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  • IPA(key): /riˈpjɛ.no/, /riˈpje.no/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛno, -eno
  • Hyphenation: ri‧piè‧no, ri‧pié‧no

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ripieno (feminine ripiena, masculine plural ripieni, feminine plural ripiene) [+ di (object)]

  1. stuffed (with)
  2. filled (with)
    panino ripienofilled roll

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ripieno m (plural ripieni)

  1. stuffing, filling (food)
    Synonyms: farcia, farcitura

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  1. ^ ripieno in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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