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fra diavolo

fra diavolo noun: a spicy tomato sauce for pasta or seafood, made with crushed red pepper, garlic, onions, and herbs.

Noun

fra diavolo (uncountable)

  1. A spicy tomato sauce for pasta or seafood, made with crushed red pepper, garlic, onions, and herbs.

Origin of fra diavolo

From Italian fra' Diavolo (literally “Brother Devil”).

Questions about fra diavolo

What does fra diavolo mean?
Fra diavolo means a spicy tomato sauce for pasta or seafood, made with crushed red pepper, garlic, onions, and herbs.
What part of speech is fra diavolo?
Fra diavolo is a noun.

Words near fra diavolo in the dictionary

  1. fr
  2. Fr*nce
  3. Fr*nch
  4. fr.
  5. fra
  6. fra diavolo
  7. frab
  8. frabbed
  9. frabbing
  10. frabbit
  11. frabjous

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