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Acqua di fiori d'arancia is the Italian term that refers to "orange blossom water" that is mostly used in making pastries and desserts.

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Africani refers to a light crispy Tuscan cookies with a dark brown exterior. It is made in Greve, Tuscany.

Africani which literally means "africans" is pronounced "ah-free-kah-nee"

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Agglassato refers to a Sicilian dish of of braised beef that is caramelized in Marsala.

Agglassato is an Italian term which means "glazed food" is pronounced "ahg-glahs-sah-toh"

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Acquacotta is the Italian term which literally means "cooked water", referring to a vegetable soup from Tuscany, Italy that is poured over a slice of bread.

It refers to soup made

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Agresto it refers to the juice from green or unripe grapes used to make a sauce of the same name (agresto sauce), widely used from the 14th to the 16th century.

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Agretto refers to a grassy spring vegetable from Northern Italy.

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