gnocco

Italian

Etymology

From Venetan gnoco, perhaps from Lombard knohhil (“knot in wood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈɲɔk.ko/
• Rhymes: -ɔkko
• Hyphenation: gnòc‧co

Noun

gnocco m (plural gnocchi)

1. (cooking, food) gnocchi (Italian variety of dumpling)
2. (cooking, in the plural) a dish of gnocchi
3. (by extension) knot, lump

   Synonyms: grumo, nodo

4. (figurative) goof, idiot

   Synonyms: cretino, tonto

   un vero gnocco ― a real goof

5. (slang) a handsome male

Adjective

gnocco (feminine gnocca, masculine plural gnocchi, feminine plural gnocche)

1. (slang) handsome, good looking

Derived terms

• gnocca

Related terms

• gnocchi