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(of cigarette/ coffee &c) packet; bag

pan

panful

pannikin

a from Padua

proprietress; hostess

proprietor; host

paella

a countryside; (of cooking simplicity) country

payment

to pay

a paid

sea fish: sea bream; – occhialone red sea bream

sauced tagliatelle varieties; – e fino white & green noodles; (of poultry &c) stuffing

cow’s milk cheese

scouring-pad

loaf; – a fette sliced loaf; – integrale bran loaf

pair; (of game) brace

sea fish: small tunny

palate

scoop; spatula; slice

scoop(ful)

(of ice-cream &c) ball; scoop pallina, (of ice-cream &c) ball; scoop

palm; cuori di – palm hearts

wood pigeon; ring-neck dove

sea fish: smooth hound shark; (of bird) pigeon

vine leaf

sponge cake; angel cake

sugar-loaf

to crumb

sandwich-loaf

pork underbelly; ~ affumicata nf bacon

herb-breaded soup

sponge cake

verona cake

bakery

baker

(of butter) pat; small loaf; roll; cake

spicy sultana-ed brioche

spiced/nutted cake/sweet

breadcrumbs; wheatmeal bread

basket

baker

bread-making

bakery

bread-roll; sandwich; – dolce bun; – gigante hero sandwich; – soffice bap

sandwich-bar

cream; ~ acida sour cream; – cotta cream/sugar pudding; – di cucina cooking cream; – fiquida single cream; ~ da montare whipping cream; ~ montata whipped cream; – del latte floret

white gorgonzola cheese

(of maize) cob; (of corn) ear; mantis shrimp

spiced/nutty/fruity cake

egg/cheese/breadcrumbed broth

herbed/tomatoed hard bread

cheesed or jam-ed ravioli

papaya, pawpaw

a peppery; spicy

goose; gosling

(of vegetables) mush; pulp; – reale royal jelly; baby food

noodle egg pasta

hearty meal

(of vegetables) mush

(of vegetables) mush

paprika

(of food) flycover

(of sun) parasol

to park

parking attendant

car-park; parking plot

parking-meter

a from Paris

Parmesan cheese; cheesed/tomatoed baked-aubergine

(of cheese) Parmesan

Easter; uovo di – easter-egg

a (of tart) spinach-ed

potato-masher

passport

to mash; to mince; to whisk; (of coffee) to filter

parmesan/nutmeg pasta soup

a bad; off

masher

masher

service hatch

sparrow; – di mare sea fish: flounder; plaice

passion-fruit

sweet raisin-wine

pastry; paste; dough; duff; – brise (of pastry) shortcrust; – chou choux pastry; – fresca fresh pasta; – frolla short pastry; ~ sfoglia puff (flaky) pastry; a – gialla (of potatoes &c) waxy, – nera squid ink pasta; – all’uovo egg-enriched pasta; – verd

anchovy paste

short-pastry; biscotto di – shortbread

(of oven-bake~ pasta

(of lobster &c) to dine on

(of frying) batter

sweet; pastille; lozenge

patisserie; cioccolato per – cooking chocolate

meat stew;

pastry-cook

(of small cake) pastry; A patisseries; confectionery

(of meat/fish) pie pate; pasty; shape; (of fish) fishcake

(of pasta) to make pasta

pasta-makinc

(of retailer) pasta-shop

(of soup)-small past

parsnip; sea fish: stingray

meal; buono – (buono mensa) luncheon voucher; – completo square meal; – leggero snack; vino da – table wine

bel paese-like cheese

to pasteurize

a pasteurized

(of consistency) smoothness; (of wine) mellowness

a (of taste) doughy; (of wine) mellow

potato; – americana (_ dolce) sweet potato; -e farinose floury potatoes; -e fritte chips, french fries; ~e al forno baked potatoes; roast potatoes; ~e lesse boiled potatoes; ~e novelle new potatoes; pure di -e mashed potatoes

chips; french fries; crisps

tube pasta

patio; courtyard

rubbish-bin; trashcan

(of lunch/coffee &c) break toast/Parmesaned broth

a from Pavia; raw-egg/

lapwing

sheep; ewe; formaggio di ~ ewe’s milk cheese

small sheep

hard ewe’s milk cheese; – pepato peppered hard ewe’s milk cheese

sheep

knuckle; trotter

open sea

(of animal) hair; fur

potato-peeler

to skin; to peel; to scrape; (of fowl) to pluck

canned peeled tomatoes

a, peeled; (of almonds &c) blanched

electric peeler

peeling; skinning

skin; peel; rind; peeling pellicola

(of animal) hair; fur

pewter

to impregnate

quill-shaped pasta

(of pastry) brush

short hollow ribbed pasta

(of B&B) guest

inn; tavern; (of accommodation) board; – completa full-board; mezza ~ half-board; guesthouse; B&B

pan; pot; casserole

pots and pans

potful

small pan; (of pan) poacher

mussels

pepperpot

pepper

a peppered; peppery

(of seasoning) pepper; ~ di Caienna cayenne pepper; – in grani peppercorns

bone-marrow/parmesan sauce

(of dish) peppers/onions/tomatoes oil cooked

chili; hot pepper; – rosso nm chili pepper

sweet pepper; – rosso red pepper; – verde green pepper

pepperpot pera nf pear

sea fish: seaperch

macaroni

to leak

a perfect

a permeable

partridge; – bianca ptarmigan

overnight accommodation; – e prima colazione B&B

pear tree; – delle Indie guava tree

peach paste

a Persian; ~ sole sea fish: sunfish; pesce – freshwater bass; perch; – trota largemouth bass

staff; employees; riservato al – (of sign) staff only; a (of portion &c) individual

a from Perugia

a (of weight/wine &c) heavy

(of weight/wine &c) heaviness

to weigh

a heavy

peach; – duracina clingstone peach; – gialla yellow peach; – Melba peach melba; – nettarina (- noce) nectarine

nectarine

a fish sauce/ fish-garnished

sea fish: monkfish, angler-fish, frogfish

fish; – d’acqua dolce freshwater fish; – ago sea fish: needle-fish; garfish; – angelo sea fish: angel-fish; monkfish; – azzurro sea fish mackerel; sardine; anchovies; – barometro freshwater fish: loach; – cappone sea fish: scorpion fish; – chitarra sea

sea fish: dogfish

sea fish: swordfish

(of shop) fishmonger’s

fish-kettle; (of pan) poacher

fish-kettle; (of pan) poacher

da frittura nm fried small-fry

fishmonger

nectarine

weight

to grind; to crush

pestle

pine nut/garlic/ cheese/basil/oil sauce

petit four

scallop; conchiglia di – scallop-shell

(of baby) bib

(of chicken &c) breast; punta di – brisket

: nm piece; bit; morsel; scrap; collop

piece; bit; chunk; scrap; (of meat) cut; (of soap) cake; tagliare a -i (of poultry) to joint; – forte piece de resistance; masterpiece

a from Piacenza

flat unleavened bread

surface; worksurface; hob; (of storey) floor; ~ rialzato mezzanine floor; a flat; level

plant; tree

plantain

(of carrot &c) top

griddle; hotplate; ring

cupboard; plate-rack

saucer; (of butter) dish; plate; small plate; teaplate; delicacy

a (of surface) flat; smooth; nm plate; dish; plateful; serving-dish; main course; nmpl crockery; – caldo hot dish; – di carta paper plate; – fondo soupplate; ~ forte main course; – freddo cold dish; – piano dinner-plate; ~ di portata serving dish; – princ

a from Picardy piccata of lemon/parsley fried veal

stalk; (of fruit &c) shell; hull

young pigeon piccione nm pigeon

(of buffalo &c) calf; a small

picnic

foot; trotter

trotter

Piedmontese; alla – (of peppers) baked garlic/tomato/anchovy-stuffed; (of peaches) amaretti biscuitstuffed white-wined

a (of restaurant/glass/ stomach) full; nm (of season) height pietanza of dish

(of grapes) to tread pigiatrice of wine-press pigiatura of (of wine grapes) treading

pine kernel; pine nut

(of rice) to husk pilatura of (of rice) husking

choc-ice pinna of (of fish) fin; mollusc: pinna; – caudate tail-fin pinoccata of pine-nut macaroon

pine kernel pinta of pint; pint glass

(of dip) vinaigrette piovra of octopus pipa of pipe

short curved hollow pasta piramide of pyramid pirofila of ovenproof dish pirofilo a ovenproof; heat resistant

paper pastry-case piscina of swimming-pool

petits pois

pea; – gigante marrowfat pea; mangiatutto mangetout; -i secchi split-peas

pistachio piuma of feather

plover pizza of pizza; pie; – alla casalinga anchovy/tomato/origano/cheesed pastry pizza; alla francescana ham/mushroom/tomato/cheese pizza; – napoletana anchovy/mozzarella/basil-ed pizza; rustica bechamel-ed ham/cheese/egg pizza

pizza-maker; alla -a richly tomato/oil/garlic/ oregano-sauced pizzeria of pizzeria pizzetta of small pizza pizzicheria of grocer

a (of drink) fizzy; (of food) hot

(of salt &c) pinch; sprinkling

(of hunger) to satisfy; (of thirst) to quench; to slake placca of roasting tin platessa of sea fish: flounder; plaice

plum cake pochette of sponge-bag

a tiny bit (of)

a little polenta of maize porridge

au gratin

chicken; fowl; d’allevamento battery hen; arrosto roaster; – novello spring chicken

small squid

octopus polla of (of water) spring

poulterer

fowl; poultry pollastra of pullet pollastrella of pullet

pullet pollastro rim chicken polleria of poultry-shop pollezzola of (of carrot &c) top

spring chicken; cockerel

poulterer

lung

of (of meat) lean meat; (of fruit) flesh; – di granchio crab-meat

of (of meat) meatball; rissole; (of fish) fishcake

of (of meat) small flat rissole

meatloaf; meat roll

octopus; sea-fish: devilfish

a (of fruit) fleshy; (of meat) meaty

of (of vegetables) mush; pulp

armchair

of powder; in powdered; dried

(of cakes &c) to powder; to sprinkle with

a powdery

apple

afternoon

cherry tomato

(pomidoro) nm tomato; – ciliegino cherry tomato; -i da sugo sauce tomatoes

(of citrus fruit) grapefruit; shaddock; pomelo; rosa pink grapefruit

(of drink) punch

of small meat rissole

melon

feeding bottle

pome

dry white wine proteins of protein

cling-film

to try; to test; to sample; to taste

of (of wine region &c) origin

a Provengal; oil/vinegar/tomato-ed

of buffalo/cow’s milk cheese; – di pecora ewe’s milk cheese

hard buffalo or cow’s milk cheese

provisions; food

of plum; ~ regina claudia greengage; – sects prune

of sloe

publican

pudding; – di Natale Christmas pudding

a (of region) Apulian; from Puglia pula of husks; chaff

(of fowl/greens/fish &c) to clean; to dress; to gut

a (of dishes &c) clean

a (of smell) sour punts of (of asparagus) tip; – di petto brisket

point; ~ di assemblaggio assembly point; – di ebollizione boilingpoint; ~ di congelamento freezing-point

to prick; to puncture

of puree; paste; (of potatoes) mash; (of peas) mushy

a (of alcohol) neat

of (of pudding) nut/raisinil rum roll

a putrid; rotten

a spicy ‘, anchovy/tomato/olives/capers.j sauced

of (of cooking) smell’ (of) ‘