Etymology

marinara

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Today it means: Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce. Full definition →

Italian alla marinara
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  1. Italian · derived fromalla marinara“sailor style”
  2. English todaymarinara

From Italian alla marinara (“sailor style”).

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