caponata

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noun

A Sicilian dish of baked aubergines with capers, olives, pine nuts etc, normally served cold.

OriginItalian caponata →
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Meanings

nouncaponata (countable and uncountable, plural caponatas)

plural caponatas

  1. countableuncountableA Sicilian dish of baked aubergines with capers, olives, pine nuts etc, normally served cold.

Origin

  1. Italiancaponata
  2. Italiancaponata
  3. Englishcaponata

Borrowed from Italian caponata.

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Translations

French caponata
  • caponataSicilian dish
German Caponata
  • CaponataSicilian dish
Italian caponata
  • caponataSicilian dish
Japanese カポナータ
  • カポナータSicilian dish
Korean 카포나타
  • 카포나타 (kaponata)Sicilian dish
Portuguese caponata
  • caponataSicilian dish
Russian капоната
  • капоната (kaponata)Sicilian dish
Spanish caponata
  • caponataSicilian dish

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Catapano
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APA

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

MLA

“caponata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caponata. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caponata,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caponata.

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