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arrabbiata

UK/ˌaɹəˈbjɑːtə/US/ˌɑɹəbiˈɑːtə/

arrabbiata adjective: cooked in a hot, fiery style with garlic, tomatoes, and chili.

Adjective

arrabbiata (not comparable)

  1. (postpositional, usually) Cooked in a hot, fiery style with garlic, tomatoes, and chili.
    • Chicken arrabbiata was served on steaming fettuccine.

Noun

arrabbiata (uncountable)

  1. A dish cooked in this style.
    • We were just trying to keep our heads above water, maybe catch some of the tomatoes they were throwing so we could make some arrabbiata.2005, Jason Anderson, Showbiz, page 116

Origin of arrabbiata

From Italian, feminine of arrabbiato (“angry”) referring to its spiciness; see rabbia (“anger”) for more.

Words that rhyme with arrabbiata

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Questions about arrabbiata

What does arrabbiata mean?
Arrabbiata means cooked in a hot, fiery style with garlic, tomatoes, and chili.
What part of speech is arrabbiata?
Arrabbiata can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce arrabbiata?
Arrabbiata is pronounced /ˌaɹəˈbjɑːtə/ (UK).

Words near arrabbiata in the dictionary

  1. arquitecture
  2. arr
  3. arr.
  4. arra
  5. Arraba
  6. arrabbiata
  7. arracach
  8. arracacha
  9. arracachas
  10. arrach
  11. arrack

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