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romesco

romesco noun: a thick red sauce based on nuts and tomatoes and used with seafood, originating in Catalonian cuisine.

Noun

romesco (uncountable)

  1. A thick red sauce based on nuts and tomatoes and used with seafood, originating in Catalonian cuisine
    • Most of a short list of main courses changes daily, but there are some standards like slow-roasted heritage pork with wild arugula salad and quince mustard; and grilled sirloin steak with red wine, onion marmalade, Yukon potatoes and romesco.2007 January 21, “The Hungry Stroller”, in New York Times

Origin of romesco

Borrowed from Catalan romesco.

Questions about romesco

What does romesco mean?
Romesco means a thick red sauce based on nuts and tomatoes and used with seafood, originating in Catalonian cuisine.
What part of speech is romesco?
Romesco is a noun.

Words near romesco in the dictionary

  1. Romertopf
  2. Romertopfs
  3. Romes
  4. Romesburg
  5. Romesburgs
  6. romesco
  7. Romescot
  8. Romescots
  9. Romeville
  10. Romeward
  11. Romewards

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