grissino

English

Etymology

Italian grissino, from Piedmontese grissin, ghërsin, diminutive of ghersa (“line, row”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɡɹɪˈsiːnəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɡɹəˈsinoʊ/
• Rhymes: -iːnəʊ

Noun

grissino (plural grissini)

1. A narrow breadstick in Italian cuisine.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Piedmontese grissin, ghërsin, diminutive of ghersa (“line, row”), which is ultimately from Latin cratis (“wickerwork, fascine”). Cognate with French gressin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrisˈsi.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: gris‧sì‧no

Noun

grissino m (plural grissini)

1. breadstick, grissino

Derived terms

• grissineria
• grissinificio

Descendants

Descendants

• → French: grissini
• → German: Grissini
• → Greek: κριτσίνι (kritsíni)
• → Hebrew: גריסיני (grisíni)
• → Japanese: グリッシーニ (gurisshīni)
• → Polish: grissini
• → Portuguese: gressino
• → Russian: грисси́ни (grissíni)
• → Serbo-Croatian: гриси́ни, grisíni
• → Spanish: grisín

Further reading

• Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “grissino”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

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