naporitan

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noun

A Japanese dish styled on Neapolitan food; spaghetti topped with ketchup or tomato sauce, onion, button mushrooms, green peppers, bacon and Tabasco sauce.

OriginFrench napolitain ← Latin neāpolītānus ← Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς →
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Meanings

nounnaporitan (uncountable)

alternative napolitan

  1. uncountableA Japanese dish styled on Neapolitan food; spaghetti topped with ketchup or tomato sauce, onion, button mushrooms, green peppers, bacon and Tabasco sauce.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΝεᾱ́πολῐς
  2. Latinneāpolītānus
  3. Frenchnapolitain“Neapolitan”
  4. Englishnaporitan

Borrowed from Japanese ナポリタン (naporitan), from French napolitain (“Neapolitan”), from Latin neāpolītānus, from Neāpolis (“Naples”), from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polĭs). Doublet of Neapolitan.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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