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vongole

UK/ˈvɒŋɡɒleɪ/US/ˈvɑŋɡəleɪ/

vongole adjective: said of pasta served in a sauce with clams and other ingredients, such as olive oil and tomatoes.

Adjective

vongole (not comparable)

  1. (postpositional, usually) Said of pasta served in a sauce with clams and other ingredients, such as olive oil and tomatoes.
    • Got my pasta vongole with giant clams. And then a Vespa ride with you. You're wearing the shirt that I gave you. You made my Italian dream come true.2022 November 6, Mike White, “Italian Dream”, in Mike White, director, The White Lotus, season 2, episode 2, spoken by Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge), via HBO

Origin of vongole

From Italian alle vongole (“with clams”). See vongola.

Questions about vongole

What does vongole mean?
Vongole means said of pasta served in a sauce with clams and other ingredients, such as olive oil and tomatoes.
What part of speech is vongole?
Vongole is an adjective.
How do you pronounce vongole?
Vongole is pronounced /ˈvɒŋɡɒleɪ/ (UK).

Words near vongole in the dictionary

  1. Vonetta
  2. Vonfeldt
  3. Vonfeldts
  4. Vong
  5. Vongnakhone
  6. vongole
  7. Vongphakdy
  8. Vongphakdys
  9. Vongs
  10. Vonitsa
  11. Vonk

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