mezzaluna

[ met-suh-loo-nuh ]

/ ˌmɛt səˈlu nə /

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noun

a crescent-shaped, single- or double-bladed chopping knife, with a handle on each end or a connecting handle.

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Origin of mezzaluna

First recorded in 1950–55; from Italian: literally, “half-moon, crescent”; see origin at mid¹, lunula

Words nearby mezzaluna

mezereon, mezereum, Mézières, mezlocillin, mezuzah, mezzaluna, mezzanine, mezza voce, mezzo, mezzo forte, mezzo piano