pesto

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n. <美>[食](浇在面条或通心粉等上的)香蒜沙司,香蒜酱

发音

US /ˈpɛstoʊ/
其它
UK /ˈpɛstəʊ/

词形变化

pestos 复数 pestos

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).

    香蒜沙司

    香蒜酱

    罗勒酱

    不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

sauce

词源

Appears 1850 in Cottage economy, attributed to William Cobbett (but not found in any editions published during his life). From Italian pesto, from Latin pistus (“crushed, pounded”), from Latin pīnsō (“to pound, beat, crush”). Cognate to pestle.

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