puttanesca

noun, adj — 2 senses

noun

UK /ˌpʊtəˈnɛskə/ · US /ˌputəˈnɛskə/

Etymology Borrowed from Italian puttanesca (feminine of puttanesco, literally “whorish, sluttish”), from puttana (“whore”).

Usually A cooking sauce made from tomato flavoured with garlic, anchovies, capers and olives, created in Naples.

adj

Etymology Borrowed from Italian puttanesca (feminine of puttanesco, literally “whorish, sluttish”), from puttana (“whore”).

Postpositional, Usually Served with puttanesca sauce.

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