Meaning
dumpling; hunk
- small dumpling, usually made from potato and flour (mostly plural: gnocchi)
- (informal) an attractive, handsome man
In a sentence
Di giovedì mangiamo sempre un piatto di gnocchi al pomodoro.
On Thursdays we always eat a plate of gnocchi with tomato sauce.
Chi è quello gnocco seduto al bar vicino alla finestra?
Who is that hunk sitting at the bar near the window?
Hai mai provato a preparare gli gnocchi in casa?
Have you ever tried making gnocchi at home?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| gnocco | masculine · singular |
| gnocchi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Takes 'lo' and 'gli' because it begins with 'gn-' ('lo gnocco', 'gli gnocchi').
- Sense 2 is informal slang: 'Che gnocco!' means 'What a hunk!'