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minestrone

/ˌmɪnɪˈstɹəʊnɪ/US/ˌmɪnəˈstɹoʊni/

minestrone noun: any of many thick Italian vegetable soups.

Noun

minestrone (usually uncountable, plural minestrones)

  1. (usually) Any of many thick Italian vegetable soups.

Forms of minestrone

pluralminestrones

Origin of minestrone

Directly from Italian minestrone, from minestra (“soup”, ultimately from Latin ministrō) + -one (augmentative suffix).

Words that rhyme with minestrone

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Questions about minestrone

What does minestrone mean?
Minestrone means any of many thick Italian vegetable soups.
What part of speech is minestrone?
Minestrone is a noun.
How do you pronounce minestrone?
Minestrone is pronounced /ˌmɪnɪˈstɹəʊnɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of minestrone?
The plural of minestrone is minestrones.

Words near minestrone in the dictionary

  1. mineshafts
  2. minesite
  3. minesites
  4. minestone
  5. minestones
  6. minestrone
  7. minestrones
  8. minesweep
  9. minesweeped
  10. minesweeper
  11. minesweepers

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