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Italian bread

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type a crusty, yeasted bread prepared without shortening and unsweetened, baked in long, thick loaves with tapered ends.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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Broader terms: bread, foodstuff, food, stuff

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noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Italian, bread: any of many types of bread made in Italy or said to be made faithfully in the style thereof.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

unsweetened yeast-raised bread made without shortening and baked in long thick loaves with tapered ends

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: white bread, light bread

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