Italian Word of the Day: Chicco (grain / bean)
The word chicco (masculine, plural: chicchi) in Italian primarily describes the grain from certain cereals. Some examples of chicchi include: grano (wheat) >> chicco di grano (grain of wheat) orzo (barley) >> chicco d’orzo (grain of barley) riso (rice) >> chicco di riso (grain of rice) mais (corn) >> chicco di mais (corn) Il mugnaio …