caprese salad

noun

An Italian salad of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil, seasoned with salt and olive oil.

OriginItalian insalata caprese →
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Meanings

caprese salad1

nouncaprese salad (countable and uncountable, plural caprese salads)

plural caprese salads · alternative Caprese salad · alternative caprese

  1. countableuncountableAn Italian salad of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil, seasoned with salt and olive oil.

Caprese salad2

nounCaprese salad (countable and uncountable, plural Caprese salads)

plural Caprese salads

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of caprese salad.

Origin

  1. Italianinsalata caprese
  2. Englishcaprese salad

From Italian insalata caprese.

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