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puttanesca

puttanesca

3 7.2
A spicy tomato sauce with olives, capers, garlic, and sometimes anchovies
  • noun
  • /ˌpuːtəˈnɛskə/
translation icon : salsa puttanesca
  • "All right, let it be the ziti puttanesca then."
  • puttanesca sauce
  • pasta puttanesca
  • spaghetti puttanesca

I don't make the puttanesca, but, you know, But you got a great story about the puttanesca.

Examples

  • At the Italian restaurant, I always order the chef's special, which features a rich and spicy puttanesca sauce.

  • Pasta puttanesca is known for its bold flavors, thanks to the combination of tomatoes, garlic, and anchovies.

  • Please, the children are going to make a lovely dinner of Puttanesca.

  • this is called pasta puttanesca.

  • I got all the ingredients for your favourite, puttanesca.

  • The students made pasta puttanesca, which is a wonderful recipe that was introduced in this wonderful book, The Series of Unfortunate Events.

  • Going to make my favorite,pasta puttanesca!

  • The trestle table was set out under the Concord grape arbor, and she had to go back and forth to the house with platters of spaghetti and big tureens of puttanesca sauce.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Last night, I prepared a delicious plate of spaghetti with puttanesca sauce, adding olives and capers for an authentic taste.

Synonyms

marinara
vsputtanesca
17 2.0

A red tomato sauce with garlic and herbs for pasta or pizza

adds salty brine elements and sometimes anchovies instead of just herbs
spaghetti sauce
vsputtanesca
7 1.0

A sauce usually made from tomatoes and herbs to serve with pasta

features briny olives and capers rather than only a general noodle sauce
pasta sauce
vsputtanesca
3 1.0

A food put on pasta to add flavor, often made from tomatoes, cream or oil

is a specific salty tomato sauce with olives, capers, and sometimes anchovies
diavolo
vsputtanesca
1 8.0

A spicy Italian tomato sauce used on pasta or seafood

uses briny olives and capers and sometimes anchovies rather than only chili heat

How Spicy

puttanesca
3 7.2
tomato sauce
20 1.0
marinara
17 2.0

Surface Forms

puttanesca singular
puttanescas plural
puttanesche singular

Etymology

Puttanesca (the sauce) takes its name from Italian puttana 'prostitute' and -esca 'in the style of'. This name points to a quick, bold mix of tomatoes, olives, capers and garlic made from simple pantry items, which is why the sauce is strong and tangy.