mezzaluna

[ met-suh-loo-nuh ]

noun

1. a crescent-shaped, single- or double-bladed chopping knife, with a handle on each end or a connecting handle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mezzaluna¹

First recorded in 1950–55; from Italian: literally, “half-moon, crescent”; mid ¹( def ), lunula ( def )

Example Sentences

Then, on June 12, 1994, waiter Ron Goldman walked the 10 minutes from Mezzaluna, where Nicole had eaten dinner with family, to her Brentwood condo.

From Los Angeles Times

If District Rico wanted to open a shop dedicated just to salads featuring its star bird — like a Peruvian Chopt, where a meat cleaver replaces the mezzaluna — I’d be all in.

From Washington Post

In the aftermath of the murders, reporters and photographers descended on Mezzaluna, followed by buses full of gawking tourists.

From New York Times

On June 12, 1994, Simpson ate dinner with some family members at an Italian restaurant called Mezzaluna in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.

From New York Times

He decided to sell Mezzaluna and went on to try his hand at something new.

From New York Times