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mezzaluna
[ met-suh-loo-nuh ]
noun
- a crescent-shaped, single- or double-bladed chopping knife, with a handle on each end or a connecting handle.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mezzaluna1
First recorded in 1950–55; from Italian: literally, “half-moon, crescent”; mid 1( def ), lunula ( def )
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