adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A marinara sauce. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce. not-comparable
2. 2
   Of pasta: In a seafood sauce. Of pizza: With seafood topping. Australia, not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

gravysauce

Example

More examples

"You need onions in the marinara sauce."

Etymology

From Italian alla marinara (“sailor style”).

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