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🍖 Boiled meat dish 🥘 Boiled (cooked)
bollito

bollito

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A dish of boiled meat served with sauces
  • noun
  • /boʊˈliːtoʊ/
  • Specialized
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  • I ordered a delicious bollito for dinner.
  • Italian bollito

Examples

  • For dinner, we enjoyed a traditional bollito that melted in the mouth and paired beautifully with fresh bread.

  • The chef prepared a delicious bollito with tender meats served alongside a variety of sauces.

  • For Sunday lunch, the family enjoyed traditional bollito with a selection of homemade sauces.

  • The chef recommended pairing the bollito with a tangy green sauce for extra flavor.

  • At the festival, visitors lined up to taste authentic bollito prepared by local cooks.

  • Have you ever tried bollitos with salsa verde?

  • At the restaurant, the bollito featured slow-cooked beef and a vibrant green sauce that enhanced its rich flavor.

Surface Forms

bollito singular
bollitos plural

Etymology

Bollito comes from the Italian verb bollire, meaning 'to boil', and is named for the cooking method just like the English boil. So the dish bollito is simply boiled meat, usually served with sauces.