mezzaluna
Sign in to savethumb|right|Mezzaluna with a single blade thumb|right|Mezzaluna with a double blade used for chopping herbs thumb|right|Mezzaluna with a triple blade used for cutting meat A mezzaluna ( , ) is a knife consisting of one or more curved blades with a handle on each end, which is rocked back and forth chopping the ingredients below with each movement. They most commonly have a single blade, but are sometimes seen with two or three blades.
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Within Vinony's link graph, mezzaluna is referenced by 409 other articles, and connects out to scissors, sieve and cheese knife.
It sits within the topics Italian words and phrases and Kitchen knives.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Subclass of
- kitchen knife
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- Mezzalunas
- literal translation
- half moon
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thumb|right|Mezzaluna with a single blade thumb|right|Mezzaluna with a double blade used for chopping herbs thumb|right|Mezzaluna with a triple blade used for cutting meat A mezzaluna ( , ) is a knife consisting of one or more curved blades with a handle on each end, which is rocked back and forth chopping the ingredients below with each movement. They most commonly have a single blade, but are sometimes seen with two or three blades.
Mezzalunas may be found sold with a cutting board that has a shallow indentation in it, marketed as a herb chopper.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “mezzaluna” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.