eliche
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of eliche
Italian: literally, propellers
Example Sentences
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In one corner stood Leonardo’s helicopter, which resembled the eliche propellers we had eaten that first day.
From New York Times
We ordered three pastas, including eliche with fresh ricotta and wild fennel.
From New York Times
Eliche means propeller in Italian; the pasta is shaped like a spiral, or the path a propeller would make in the water.
From New York Times
Suddenly Holt held his fork aloft, eliche skewered on its tongs.
From New York Times
Elyk, Eliche, alike, 182, 2452.
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