branzino
English
Etymology
From Italian branzino.
Noun
branzino (plural branzinos or branzini)
- (cooking) The European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax.
- 2007 January 10, “Recipe: Oven-Roasted Branzino With Hazelnut Picada”, in New York Times:
- Olive oil 2 slices hearty white bread (about 2 ounces) 20 hazelnuts, shelled, roasted, peeled and chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon chopped mint leaves 1 teaspoon orange zest 4 whole branzino, scaled and cleaned Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 lemon, cut into 8¼-inch slices.
- 2007 February 18, Monica Corcoran, “Strike Up the Turntable”, in New York Times:
- At that very moment on this recent Friday night, though, it was a roasted branzino with glassy eyes that was ogling her.
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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Venetian branza, from branchia (“gill”).
Noun
branzino m (plural branzini)
- European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
- Synonym: spigola
Descendants
- → English: branzino
Further reading
- branzino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- bronzina