minestra
7.4
A simple Italian soup made with vegetables and often with pasta or rice
- noun
- /mɪˈnɛstrə/
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minestra
- They then implored me to rest in someone's spacious room, where a servant brought me bread, minestra, meat, cheese, and wine.
Examples
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For lunch, we enjoyed a hearty minestra filled with fresh vegetables and beans.
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Dinner consisted of minestra and bread—scanty fare at our table, but no one complained.
Fiction book (1998) -
The chef prepared a warm bowl of minestra that was perfect for the chilly evening.
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My grandmother always makes her famous minestra with seasonal vegetables and pasta.
Synonyms
minestrone
vsminestra
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4.9
A thick Italian soup with many vegetables, often beans and pasta
is thinner and less hearty, sometimes made with rice
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word minestra comes from the Latin word ministrare 'to serve' and is related to the English word minister. So at first it meant food that was 'served', which is why today minestra means a simple Italian soup.