Pane poroso is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "open-textured bread." The masculine singular phrase references such internal air pocket-friendly, open-crumb breads as:
- ciabatta ("slipper-bread");
- pane casalingo ("household bread");
- pane di semola ("semolina bread");
- pane toscano ("Tuscan bread").
The respective pronunciations will be "PA-ney po-RO-zo," "tcha-BAT-ta," "PA-ney KA-za-LEEN-go," "PA-ney dee SEY-mo-la," and "PA-ney to-SKA-no" in Italian.
