English

Noun

finocchii pl

1. (hypercorrect, rare) plural of finocchio
   • 1997, Anne Condra, Life in the Mezzogiorno: ‛Mongst Gazing Gargoyles (Messapici Publishing; ISBN 0966056809, 9780966056808), page 68

     “You eat it fresh, like, after a large meal. It is a digestivo, it helps the digestion. Some people bake it with cheese but I prefer it fresh, like. Multi anni fa (many years ago), queers was boiled in water with finocchio, that’s why they are called finocchii today.”