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forno

oven

noun FOR-noh Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Origin: From Latin furnus (oven, furnace).

Also means

bakery

Usage Note

Forno means a cooking oven but also a bakery shop (dal forno — 'at the bakery'). Al forno ('baked in the oven') is a ubiquitous recipe term (pasta al forno, pollo al forno). Do not confuse with fornello (stovetop burner) or fornace (industrial furnace or kiln).

Examples

"Ho messo la pizza nel forno caldo."

Natural Translation

I put the pizza in the hot oven.

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