abboccatura

Italian

Etymology

From abboccare +‎ -tura.

Noun

abboccatura f (plural abboccature)

1. the mouth of a container (from which it is drunk)
2. the meeting-point of the two leaves of a double door
3. a part of a loaf that remains partially uncooked because it was in contact with another

Further reading

• abboccatura in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana