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1 patata
f potato* * *patata s.f. (bot.) ( Solanum tuberosum) potato*: patate fritte, fried potatoes (o chips o amer. French fries); ( croccanti) crisps, (o amer. chips); patate lesse, boiled potatoes; patate novelle, new potatoes; fecola di patate, potato flour; purè di patate, mashed potatoes // patata americana, ( Ipomoea batatas) sweet potato (o batata o Spanish potato) // (chim.) alcol di patate, potato alcohol // spirito di patata, ( umore scipito) weak humour // patata bollente, (fig.) hot potato: passare ad altri la patata bollente, to hand (o to pass) on the hot potato // non stare lì come un sacco di patate!, don't stand gawping! // naso a patata, button nose.* * *[pa'tata]sostantivo femminile potato*patata americana o dolce sweet potato, yam AE; patata bollente hot potato; passare la patata bollente a qcn. to leave sb. holding the baby; -e fritte — chips BE, (French) fries AE
••sacco di -e — clumsy person, clodhopper colloq.
* * *patata/pa'tata/sostantivo f.potato*\naso a patata button nose; sacco di -e clumsy person, clodhopper colloq.; che spirito di patata! what a weak humour!\patata americana o dolce sweet potato, yam AE; patata bollente hot potato; passare la patata bollente a qcn. to leave sb. holding the baby; - e fritte chips BE, (French) fries AE. -
2 salade niçoise
( FRANCE)salad of tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, anchovy filets, tuna, sweet peppers, celery and olives (also can include green beans, potatoes, basil, onions and/or broad beans)a salad of lettuce, tomatoes, olives, anchovies, tuna fish, bell peppers, hard-boiled eggs, etc. -
3 castagna
f chestnut* * *castagna s.f.1 chestnut: castagna lessata, arrosto, boiled, roast chestnut; castagna secca, dried chestnut // castagna d'India, horse chestnut; togliere la castagna dal fuoco con la zampa del gatto, to make a cat's paw of s.o. (o to use a person as a tool) // prendere qlcu. in castagna, to catch s.o. red-handed2 (bot.): castagna d'acqua, ( Trapa natans) water-chestnut, caltrop; castagna di terra, ( Bunium bulbocastanum) earth-nut, pignut3 (mar.) pawl* * *[kas'taɲɲa]sostantivo femminile2) colloq. (pugno) biff, wallop•castagna d'India — horse chestnut, conker BE colloq.
••levare o togliere le -e dal fuoco per qcn. to pull sb.'s chestnuts out of the fire; prendere qcn. in castagna — to catch sb. out
* * *castagna/kas'taŋŋa/sostantivo f.1 (sweet) chestnut2 colloq. (pugno) biff, walloplevare o togliere le -e dal fuoco per qcn. to pull sb.'s chestnuts out of the fire; prendere qcn. in castagna to catch sb. out\castagna d'India horse chestnut, conker BE colloq. -
4 anmitsu
( JAPAN)dessert made from agar-agar, an, and sugar. It is made of small cubes of agar jelly, dissolved with water or fruit juice to make the jelly. It is served in a bowl with sweet azuki bean paste or anko, boiled peas, often gyūhi and a variety of fruits. Anmitsu usually is served with a small pot of sweet syrup, or mitsu (the mitsu part of anmitsu) which one pours onto the jelly before eating. -
5 sukiyaki
( JAPAN)the very traditional Japanese Cuisine♦ a type of hotpot with a sweet, soy-based soup (sukiyaki tare). Slices of beef and vegetables are cooked at the table in a shallow iron pan and dipped in raw egg just before eating.♦ Hot pot dish with tofu, negi (scallion), sliced meat (usually beef), konnyaku noodles, mushrooms and Chinese cabbage. The food is then dipped in a small bowl of raw, beaten eggs before being eaten.♦ Famous Japanese dish that consists of thinly sliced beef, tofu and vegetables in sugared soy sauce mixed with sweet sake (mirin) in the nabemono ("one-pot") style. The thinly-sliced beef is browned in the pan, then the broth is poured in and the other ingredients added in layers and boiled. Only the cutting of ingredients is done in kitchen while the cooking is carried out in a shallow saucepan on the dinner table.♦ Thinly sliced meat, seafood, or vegetables cooked in a pot of simmering broth at the table♦ braised beef and vegetable dish with broth added after cooking♦ thin strips of beef, vegies, slowly cooked or simmered in a shallow pot at the table. before being eaten, the ingredients are usually dipped in a light ponzu sauce -
6 an
and Ogur( JAPAN)are names for sweet adzuki bean paste, jam.Tsubuan,whole red beans boiled with sugar but otherwise untreatedTsubushian, the beans are mashed after boilingKoshian, has been passed through a sieve to remove bean skins; the most common typeSarashian has been dried and reconstituted with water -
7 anko
and Ogur( JAPAN)are names for sweet adzuki bean paste, jam.Tsubuan,whole red beans boiled with sugar but otherwise untreatedTsubushian, the beans are mashed after boilingKoshian, has been passed through a sieve to remove bean skins; the most common typeSarashian has been dried and reconstituted with water -
8 satoimo
( JAPAN)taro potato, sticky, with a prickly outer skin.♦ a small, round, potato like taro root ("country potato"). We see taro as elephant ears in southern gardens. Taro, roots and leaves are toxic when raw but are a major staple around the world and was a staple in Japan before rice took its place. The corms are roasted, baked or boiled and the natural sugars give a sweet nutty flavour. The starch is easily digestible and grains are fine and small and often used for baby food. The leaves are a good source of vitamins A and C and contain more protein than the corms. -
9 takoyaki
( JAPAN)a round dumpling filled with octopus♦ fried balls of batter and types of onion with a small piece of boiled octopus at the center, usually served with a thin layer of a sweet sauce and katsuobushi on top.♦ osaka style battered ball shaped things with diced octopus inside, with osaka style sauce, mayo, red ginger, nori flakes and katsuobushi flakes
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boiled sweet — [ bɔıld ,swit ] noun count BRITISH a hard piece of candy, especially one that tastes of fruit … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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boiled sweet — boiled sweets N COUNT Boiled sweets are hard sweets that are made from boiled sugar. [BRIT] (in AM, use hard candy) … English dictionary
boiled sweet — noun Brit. a hard sweet made of boiled sugar … English new terms dictionary
boiled sweet — noun A hard sweet, made by boiling sugar, that gradually dissolves when sucked … Wiktionary
boiled sweet — (British) hard sugary sweet that is dissolved in the mouth by sucking … English contemporary dictionary
boiled sweet — noun (C) BrE a hard sweet 2 (1) that often tastes of fruit; hard candy AmE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
boiled sweet — Brit. See hard candy. * * * … Universalium
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