finocchioとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Italian finocchio (“fennel; (derogatory) male homosexual”). Doublet of fennel and finook.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fĭnŏʹkĭō, fĭnōʹkĭō, IPA: /fɪˈnɒkɪəʊ/, /fɪˈnəʊkɪəʊ/
• 韻: -əʊkiəʊ

名詞

finocchio (plural finocchi or finocchios)

1. A fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum).

   Synonym: Florence fennel

   • 1974, Ali-Bab (author) and Elizabeth Benson (translator), Encyclopedia of Practical Gastronomy, page 41

     Finocchios are shoots of the fennel, an odoriferous plant of the Umbelliferae family.

   • 1981, Country Life, volume 170, page 1,057:

     For the first time, finocchio, or Florence fennel, has performed for me as it should and has swollen out into bulbous protrusions at the base of its leaf stalks.

   • 1983, Theodore James, The Gourmet Garden, page 44:

     The strong anise odor of finocchio repels many insects from other vegetables.

   • 1994, B. Rosie Lerner, Beverly S. Netzhammer, Possum in the Pawpaw Tree: A Seasonal Guide to Midwestern Gardening, page 43:

     Also called Florence fennel, finocchio has long been a popular vegetable in Europe but has somehow fallen out of circulation from most American gardens.

2. (derogatory, slang) A gay man.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:male homosexual

   • 2008, Edward Anthony Gibbons, A Cultural Affair, page 6:

     On many, a cold freezing night, of temperatures hovering near zero, the finocchios tease and try to encourage Tedesco to join in their warm body orgies.

   • 2009, Paul MacKenzie, Redemption Comes to Brooklyn, page 172:

     Not to mention, he and Julie were finocchios; but at least Larry was a smart finocchio.

   • 2010, Suzanne Corso, Brooklyn Story, page 182:

     “Don’ stand next to any finocchios who might try’n grab your best friend,” Vin cracked. Richie roared as Tony made his way to the men’s room.

   • 2011 August 19, Jane Espenson, Torchwood: Miracle Day, episode 7: “Immortal Sins”, 23:51–23:57

     Salvatore Maranzano: Rumour is you two are a pair of finocchi.
     Captain Jack Harkness: That’s not a rumour; that’s a boast.

参照

• “‖ Finochio” listed on page 237 of volume IV (F and G), § i (F) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1901]
  ‖ Finochio (finǫ·kio). Also 8 fenochia, -io, -occhio, finocha, finochi, 8–9 fin(n)ochia. [It. finocchio: — popular L. fēnoclum: see Fennel.] The sweet fennel (Fœniculum dulce); also called the dwarf or French fennel. [¶] 1723 R. Digby Let. to Pope 14 Aug. How spring the Brocoli and the Fenochio. 1767 J. Abercrombie Ev. Man own Gardener (1803) 658/1 Finochio, or French fennel; for soups, sallads, etc. 1796 C. Marshall Garden. xvi. (1813) 267 Finochio is a sort of dwarf fennel. 1847 Craig, Finnochia, a variety of fennel.
• “‖finochio” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]