amatriciana

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noun

A traditional Italian pasta sauce based on guanciale, pecorino, and tomato.

OriginItalian amatriciana →
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Meanings

nounamatriciana (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA traditional Italian pasta sauce based on guanciale, pecorino, and tomato.

Origin

  1. Italianamatriciana
  2. Italianamatriciana
  3. Englishamatriciana

Borrowed from Italian amatriciana.

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Translations

Arabic أَمَاتْرِيسِيَانَا
  • أَمَاتْرِيسِيَانَا (ʔamātrīsiyānā)Italian pasta sauce based on guanciale, pecorino and tomato
Portuguese amatriciana
  • amatricianaItalian pasta sauce based on guanciale, pecorino and tomato
Russian аматрициана
  • аматрициана (amatriciana)Italian pasta sauce based on guanciale, pecorino and tomato
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APA

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Chicago

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