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Default Need name of tool

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> Oh pshaw, on Sun 23 Dec 2007 01:26:27p, Blinky the Shark meant to say...
>
>> George wrote:
>>
>>> theChas. wrote:
>>>> A vegetable chopper that is a curved, two bladed tool, with vertical
>>>> handles on each end. It appears to be approximately 7" long.
>>>> It is rocked back and forth on the cutting board to dice veggies. Can
>>>> also we be used to cut chunks of cheese off big wedges.
>>>> Has a name something like 'gabazza' . It was just shown on 'Shopping
>>>> with Chefs' on TV. I forgot to write it down.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> The word you are locking for is "mezzaluna".

>>
>> Work junkie that I am, I can't look at that word without thinking it
>> might be Italian/something for "half moon", referring to the tool's
>> shape as described above.
>>
>>

>
> Well, yes, that's exactly waht it means.


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