Calabrese

//kæləˈbɹeɪzeɪ// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Calabrese (“a particular type of sprouting broccoli”). alt-of, countable, uncountable

    "Jean Bean was responsible for the twenty comical characters protecting transplanted cabbages, cauliflowers and calabreses."

  2. 2
    A kind of sprouting broccoli. UK, countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    The Calabrese horse. countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  4. 4
    Nero d’Avola or Sangiovese, varieties of wine grapes. countable, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Calabrian (of, from, or pertaining to Calabria) not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Italian.

Synonyms

All synonyms
calabriancalabrian

Example

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"Jean Bean was responsible for the twenty comical characters protecting transplanted cabbages, cauliflowers and calabreses."

Etymology

From the Italian calabrese (“Calabrian”).

Related phrases

calabrese horsenero d avolawine grape

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