puttanesca
- noun
- /ˌpuːtəˈnɛskə/
- "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.
- I don't make the puttanesca, but, you know, But you got a great story about the puttanesca.
Examples
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At the Italian restaurant, I always order the chef's special, which features a rich and spicy puttanesca sauce.
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Pasta puttanesca is known for its bold flavors, thanks to the combination of tomatoes, garlic, and anchovies.
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Please, the children are going to make a lovely dinner of Puttanesca.
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this is called pasta puttanesca.
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I got all the ingredients for your favourite, puttanesca.
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The students made pasta puttanesca, which is a wonderful recipe that was introduced in this wonderful book, The Series of Unfortunate Events.
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Going to make my favorite,pasta puttanesca!
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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
A red tomato sauce with garlic and herbs for pasta or pizza
A sauce usually made from tomatoes and herbs to serve with pasta
A food put on pasta to add flavor, often made from tomatoes, cream or oil
A spicy Italian tomato sauce used on pasta or seafood
How Spicy
Surface Forms
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.