tromboncino
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
tromboncino (plural tromboncinos or tromboncini)
- A kind of squash, that grows on a vine, has a shape reminiscent of a trombone, is eaten as a summer squash, and often exceeds two feet in length when mature as a winter squash.
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Tromboncino (squash) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Diminutive, from trombone + -cino.
Noun[edit]
tromboncino m (plural tromboncini)
- spigot-type grenade launcher; device attached to the barrel of a gun for firing smoke or similar canisters