gremolata

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/ˌɡɹɛməˈlɑːtə/

noun

A paste of capers, parsley, lemon zest, olives and olive oil served as an accompaniment to meat or fish.

OriginItalian gremolata ← Lombard gremolà, gremolaa, gremolad →
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Meanings

noungremolata (countable and uncountable, plural gremolatas)

plural gremolatas

  1. countableuncountableA paste of capers, parsley, lemon zest, olives and olive oil served as an accompaniment to meat or fish.

Origin

  1. Lombardgremolà, gremolaa, gremolad
  2. Italiangremolata
  3. Englishgremolata

Borrowed from Italian gremolata, a variant of gremolada; originally from Lombard gremolà, gremolaa, gremolad. Compare Italian gramolata, from gramolare (“crush, grind, knead”).

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