spicchio — meaning in English

English meaning

• clove noun A strong, aromatic spice made from the dried flower bud of the clove tree.
• wedge noun A piece of material, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge, used to split, tighten, or lever things apart.

Senses

spicchio is used for these senses in English:

• clove (horticulture, cooking) One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb.
• wedge A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.

clove — full definition

1. noun A strong, aromatic spice made from the dried flower bud of the clove tree.
2. noun One of the small individual segments that make up a bulb, such as garlic.

wedge — full definition

1. noun A piece of material, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge, used to split, tighten, or lever things apart.
2. noun A piece of food or other material cut into this triangular shape.
3. noun Something that creates a division or growing gap between people or things.
4. verb To force something tightly into a narrow space.

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