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puttanesca

Pronunciation: /pʊtəˈnɛskə/
Definition of puttanesca

adjective

[usually postpositive]
  • denoting a pasta sauce including tomatoes, garlic, black olives, and anchovies:pasta puttanesca

Origin:

Italian, from puttana 'prostitute' (the sauce is said to have been devised by prostitutes as one which could be cooked quickly between clients' visits)

puttanesca in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of puttanesca in the US English dictionary