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Italian

frullino

/frulˈli.no/noun · masculineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 54,000

Meaning

whisk; hand mixer

  • small kitchen tool for beating or mixing ingredients
  • small electric hand mixer

In a sentence

Monto le uova con il frullino.

I beat the eggs with the whisk.

Dov'è il frullino elettrico?

Where is the electric hand mixer?

Il frullino non serve per frullare la minestra.

A whisk isn't used to blend soup.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
frullinomasculine · singular
frullinimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Often means a whisk or small mixer, not a full blender.
  • Context decides manual or electric tool.
  • Common with montare le uova or sbattere la panna.

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