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branzino

[ bron-zee-noh ]

noun

plural branzinos.
  1. a silvery sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, found in the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea.


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Origin of branzino1

First recorded in 1915–20; from Venetian Italian: literally, “sea bass,” from Venetian Italian brancin “claw”, from branza “spine, claw” (from the appearance of the operculum) + -ino -ine 1( def ). Further etymology is uncertain: branza may come from Classical Latin branchia branchia ( def ), or from Vulgar Latin brancia (unattested) and may perhaps be related to Late Latin branca ‼”; branch ( def )
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And they have this really good grilled branzino that, if you get it to go, they give it to you in a pizza box.

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Their Seattle concept is inspired by the drinking culture of their homeland; expect many shared plates, from a fried branzino with chili sambal, chimichurri, kimchi cucumber and an onsen egg fish sauce, to twists on classics, like the cabbage rolls with pork velouté and coriander oil.

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With a bigger kitchen in Kirkland’s historical Webb Building, Donnelly will run an expanded menu: Dungeness crab with fried garlic, whole roasted branzino, sesame-crusted yellowfin tuna and an oyster bar.

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Her Liberian and Ghanaian menu features her signature rice and peas dish, waakye, and her branzino attiéké.

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“It’s not an actual business,” Elucid said over plates of branzino and cavatelli in Queens.

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