bagna cauda

/ˌbɑːnjə ˈkaʊdə/

noun

A hot Piedmontese dip made from salted anchovies, olive oil and garlic.

Meanings

nounbagna cauda (uncountable)

alternative bagna càuda

  1. uncountableA hot Piedmontese dip made from salted anchovies, olive oil and garlic.

Origin

  1. Italianbagna càuda
  2. Englishbagna cauda

Borrowed from Italian bagna càuda (literally “hot bath, hot dip”), from Piedmontese.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 香蒜鯷魚熱蘸醬 /香蒜鳀鱼热蘸酱
  • 香蒜鯷魚熱蘸醬 /香蒜鳀鱼热蘸酱 (xiāngsuàn tíyú rè zhànjiàng)dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
Finnish bagna cauda
  • bagna caudadip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
French bagna cauda, bagna caoda
  • bagna caudadip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • bagna caodadip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • bagna caôdadip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
German Bagna cauda, Bagna caoda
  • Bagna caudadip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • Bagna caodadip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
Greek μπάνια κάουντα
  • μπάνια κάουντα (bánia káounta)dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
Italian bagna cauda, bagna càuda
  • bagna caudadip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • bagna càudadip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • bagnacaudadip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
Japanese バーニャ・カウダ
  • バーニャ・カウダ (bānya kauda)dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
Korean 바냐 카우다
  • 바냐 카우다 (banya kauda)dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
Russian ба́нья ка́уда
  • ба́нья ка́уда (bánʹja káuda)dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
Spanish bagna cauda
  • bagna caudadip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

bagna cauda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bagna%20cauda

MLA

“bagna cauda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bagna%20cauda. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bagna cauda,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bagna%20cauda.

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