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caprese

/kəˈpɹeɪzi/

caprese adjective: characteristic of Capri. Also the ellipsis of caprese salad.

Adjective

caprese (not comparable)

  1. (especially) Characteristic of Capri.

Also used as

caprese is also the ellipsis of caprese salad.

Forms of caprese

pluralcapreses

Origin of caprese

From Italian caprese (“of Capri”).

Phrases with caprese

Questions about caprese

What does caprese mean?
Caprese means characteristic of Capri.
What part of speech is caprese?
Caprese is an adjective.
How do you pronounce caprese?
Caprese is pronounced /kəˈpɹeɪzi/.

Words near caprese in the dictionary

  1. capreolines
  2. capreols
  3. capreomycidine
  4. capreomycin
  5. capreomycins
  6. caprese
  7. caprese salad
  8. caprese salads
  9. capreses
  10. capretto
  11. caprettos

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