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gremolata

/ˌɡɹɛməˈlɑːtə/

gremolata noun: a paste of capers, parsley, lemon zest, olives and olive oil served as an accompaniment to meat or fish.

Noun

gremolata (countable and uncountable, plural gremolatas)

  1. A paste of capers, parsley, lemon zest, olives and olive oil served as an accompaniment to meat or fish.

Forms of gremolata

pluralgremolatas

Origin of gremolata

Borrowed from Italian gremolata, a variant of gremolada; originally from Lombard gremolà, gremolaa, gremolad. Compare Italian gramolata, from gramolare (“crush, grind, knead”).

Questions about gremolata

What does gremolata mean?
Gremolata means a paste of capers, parsley, lemon zest, olives and olive oil served as an accompaniment to meat or fish.
What part of speech is gremolata?
Gremolata is a noun.
How do you pronounce gremolata?
Gremolata is pronounced /ˌɡɹɛməˈlɑːtə/.
What is the plural of gremolata?
The plural of gremolata is gremolatas.

Words near gremolata in the dictionary

  1. gremlinous
  2. gremlins
  3. gremmie
  4. gremmies
  5. gremmy
  6. gremolata
  7. gremolatas
  8. Gremore
  9. Gremores
  10. gremoulata
  11. gremoulatas

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