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magnum nm (of bottle) magnum
magrezza nf (of meat) leanness
magro a (of meat) lean; (of bacon) back; low-fat; meagre; thin; fasting
maiale nm pig; pork; hog
maialino nm piglet; - da latte suckling pig
maionese nf (of sauce) mayonnaise
mais nm maize; sweetcorn
maitre nm maitre d'hotel
malacarne nf (of meat) cheap cut
malfatto nm cheese/spinach gnocchi; ravioli
malo a bad; off; sour
maltaggio nm malting
maltagliati nmpl rough-cut pasta
maltasi nf maltase
malto nm malt
malvasia nf malmsey
manager nm/f manager
mancanza nf scarcity; shortage
mancia nf (of service charge) tip
mandarino nm mandarin; tangerine; anatra -a mandarin duck
mandorla nf almond; kernel; crema (pasta) di -e frangipane; -e pelate blanched almonds
mandorlato nm almondincluding; almond/caramel cake
mangereccio a edible
mangiabile a (of meal quality) edible
mangiare vt to eat; nm eating; cooking; food; da - cruda (of apple) eating
mangiarino nm delicacy
mangiatutto a (of peas) mange-tout
mangiucchiare vt to nibble
mango nm mango
mangostano nm mangosteen
manicaretto nm dainty; delicacy
manico nm (of pan) handle
manioca nf (of flour) cassava, manioc
manna nf manna
mannaia nf meat cleaver
mantecare vt to whisk; to whip
mantecato a creamy; (of fish) in rich creamy sauce; cream of [ ]
mantenersi vi (of food) to preserve; to keep
mantovana nf almond-dusted cake; alla - pumpkin-based
manuale nm manual; handbook; - di istruzioni (~ d'utilizzo) operating manual
manzo nm beef
mapo nm (of fruit) grapefruit clementine cross
marasca nf morello cherry
maraschino nm maraschino
Marche nfpl (of region) Marches
marcio a (of fruit &c) bad, rotten, off
mare nm sea; frutti di - seafood; M- Adriatico Adriatic Sea; - Ionio Ionian Sea; M- Mediterraneo Mediterranean Sea; - Tirreno Tyrrhenian Sea
marena nf morello cherry
marenata nf morello cherry syrup
marengo a (of chicken) Marengo; fried/tomatoed crayfish/egg-garnished; oil/ wine/garlic embellished
margarina nf margarine
margarita nf margarita; lemon/ tequila cocktail
margherita a (of pizza) mozzarella/tomato/basilgarnished
marinara (alla) a lightly tomatosauced; (of fish) onion/garlic parsley-ed
marinare vt/vi to marinate (marinade); to pickle
marinaro a seaside; seafooddressed; (of pizza) anchovy/ olive/tomato/caper-garnished
marinata nf marinade; pickle
marinato a marinaded; pickled; soused
marinatura nf marinading
maritozzo nm sweet bun
marmellata nf jam; - di agrumi marmalade; sfogliatina alla ~ jam-puff
marmitta nf earthenware pot, casserole, stewing-pot marmorizzato a (of cake) ~a
marble
marron glace nm marron glace; crystallized chestnut
marrone nm chestnut
marsala nf (of fortified wine) Marsala
marsigliese (alla) a of Marseilles
marsovino nm porpoise
martedi nm Tuesday; - grasso pancake day; Mardi Gras; Shrove Tuesday
martini dry nm dry Martini
marzaiola nf (of duck) garganey
marzapane nm marzipan
marzo nm March
mascarpone (mascherpone) nm soft fresh cow's milk cream cheese
mascella nf jaw; chap
maschio nm cock; male bird; (of animal) buck; (of gamebird) blackcock; a (of gender) male
massaia nf housewife; alla - simply cooked
masticare vt to chew
mate nm (of herbal tea) mate
matrimonio nm marriage; an,oiversario - wedding anniversary
mattatoio nm abattoir
matterello nm rolling-pin
mattina nf morning
mattone nm brick; (of pizza) wood-fire-brick cooked
mattonella nf (of ice-cream) brick