chicken cacciatore
- noun
- /ˈtʃɪkɪn ˌkɑːtʃəˈtɔːreɪ/
- She taught me how to make chicken cacciatore with fresh tomatoes and herbs.
Examples
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And the whole time he's talking, he's eating chicken cacciatore with a lot of sauce with his hands, what with his hands?
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Tonight we have filet mignon, veal parmesan, baked Alaska, chicken cacciatore, and mac and cheese.
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We're having chicken cacciatore tonight.
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- Chicken cacciatore's pretty good.
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- Chicken cacciatore.
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- I have to say, Rocco... ...this is the best chicken cacciatore I've ever tasted.
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- One chicken cacciatore, two hamburgers, one fettuccine and a Saltimbocca?
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For example, reading the recipe for chicken cacciatore, I realized that I needed to slice a half-pound of mushrooms.
Academic text (1997) -
- If any of you could tell me where I could find Richie Corbucci, I just might let you go back to finishing your overpriced chicken cacciatore.
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As he expected, the entrees are out of style: chicken cacciatore with "savory herb blends from Italy" and spiced baked ham with pineapple rings.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
A cooked meat dish from Italy with tomatoes, onions, herbs, and sometimes wine
An Italian chicken dish cooked with tomatoes, mushrooms, and herbs
A chicken dish cooked with tomatoes, mushrooms, and herbs in an Italian style
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Morphology
The phrase denotes chicken prepared in the 'cacciatore' style; if a learner knows 'chicken' and 'cacciatore' (an Italian braised meat dish with tomatoes), the combined meaning is directly compositional and predictable. This is a descriptive culinary noun phrase similar to 'chicken stew' or 'beef bourguignon', so a B1 learner who knows the parts will understand it.
Etymology
Chicken cacciatore comes from Italian: cacciatore means 'hunter'. One popular story says hunters would cook a simple chicken with tomatoes, mushrooms and herbs in one pan after a day out, so the name came to mean 'hunter-style' and now refers to this rustic tomato-and-herb chicken dish.