Mezzaluna Definition

mĕtsə-lo͝onə
noun
A curved steel blade, often with a vertical handle at each end, used to chop food.
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Other Word Forms of Mezzaluna

Noun

Singular:
mezzaluna
Plural:
mezzalunas

Origin of Mezzaluna

  • Italian crescent, mezzaluna mezza feminine of mezzo half (from Latin medius medhyo- in Indo-European roots) luna moon (from Latin lūna leuk- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Italian mezzaluna (“half moon")

    From Wiktionary

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