Etymology

alfredo

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Today it means: The sauce made from butter and Parmesan cheese used in dishes such as fettuccine Alfredo. Full definition →

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The story

From Alfredo alla Scrofa, an Italian restaurant in Rome where the pasta dish fettuccine Alfredo was originally served, named after its founder Alfredo Di Lelio. Doublet of Alfred.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.