nocciolo
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Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Probably derived from Latin nucleus, from nux (“nut”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nocciolo m (plural noccioli)
- stone, kernel (of a fruit)
- (figuratively) core, heart
- Ma veniamo al nocciolo della questione.
- But let's come to the crux of the matter.
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Etymology 2[edit]

un bosco di nocciòli, o noccioleto ― a hazel grove
From nocciola (“hazelnut”).
Alternative forms[edit]
- nocciuolo (literary)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nocciolo m (plural noccioli)
- hazel (tree)
- hazel (wood)
- Synonym of palombo (“common smooth-hound”)
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