marinara

[ mahr-uh-nahr-uh, mar-uh-nar-uh ]

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noun

Italian Cooking. a highly seasoned sauce of tomatoes, garlic, and spices.

adjective

garnished or served with marinara:
shrimps marinara.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of marinara¹

1945–50; < Italian ( alla ) marinara literally, in sailor's style, feminine of marinaro seafaring (adj.), sailor (noun) (dial., for Tuscan marinaio ), equivalent to marin ( a ) sea, noun use of feminine of marino marine + -aro < Latin -ārius -ary

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Example Sentences

A lot of spaghetti with marinara-type sauces are made with the packaged meats.

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Rotisserie-style chicken, whole wheat roll OR whole-wheat spaghetti with Marinara and mozarella cheese.

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But the bar snack preparation often masks the delicate squid-iness with dominating flavors of grease and marinara sauce.

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As to morphology, we will confine ourselves to pointing out the masculine plurals of neuter form (li pastura, li marinara).

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marinade marinate

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