diavolo
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A spicy Italian tomato sauce used on pasta or seafood
- noun
- /diˈævəloʊ/
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diavolo
- I ordered the spicy diavolo sauce to pour over my pasta.
Examples
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We enjoyed a plate of chicken diavolo that was rich in flavor and spice.
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The chef prepared a delicious seafood diavolo that left us wanting more.
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Lobster Fra Diavolo.
Fiction book (1991) -
He shot out his brother's eyeball over a plate of Fra Diavolo sauce at Umberto's.
How Spicy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Diavolo for a spicy Italian sauce comes from Italian diavolo, which means 'devil' and is the same root as English devil. So chefs use diavolo to show a dish is very hot and 'fiery'.