Definition of "mezzaluna" []

• A curved steel blade, often with a vertical handle at each end, used to chop food. (noun)

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• "- in the meantime, pan fry a couple of chicken breasts until nicely browned. chop finely (a mezzaluna is useful for this) and add to soup."
• "As a 9-year-old, I would sit on a stool with the wooden bowl on my lap, rocking the mezzaluna back and forth, chopping up the livers and hard-boiled eggs."
• "My mother prepared chopped liver using a shallow wooden bowl and a beat-up, double-handled, single-bladed mezzaluna knife that her mother had given her."