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Alfredo

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A male given name from Italian.

Noun

1
The sauce made from butter and Parmesan cheese used in dishes such as fettuccine Alfredo. countable, uncountable
2
Alternative spelling of Alfredo. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
"Two days after kicking three field goals against the New Orleans Saints to help the Bears reach Super Bowl XLI, Gould was standing over a gas stove, stirring the alfredo sauce that was simmering in a pot."
3
Any dish of this type. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Alfredo alla Scrofa, an Italian restaurant in Rome where the pasta dish fettuccine Alfredo was originally served, named after its founder Alfredo Di Lelio. Doublet of Alfred.

Etymology 2

From Alfredo alla Scrofa, an Italian restaurant in Rome where the pasta dish fettuccine Alfredo was originally served, named after its founder Alfredo Di Lelio. Doublet of Alfred.

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