pesto en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɛstoʊ/ (US)
- /ˈpɛstəʊ/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Appears 1850 in Cottage economy, attributed to William Cobbett (but not found in any editions published during his life). From Italian pesto, from Latin pistus (“crushed, pounded”), from Latin pīnsō (“to pound, beat, crush”). Cognate to pestle.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).
For variation, easy cooking and good eating, slather some pesto on the fish of your choice and bake.
1988 November 13, M. H. Reed, “‘Clean Eating’ for the Holidays”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:Inside the house, Paul is in the kitchen bent over a bowl of pesto: thick shiny basil leaves, machete-crushed garlic cloves, pine nuts, onions roasted till their gold edges blacken, and the bright scent of lemon zest.
2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 221:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pestos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (36)
tr pesto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · fi pestokastike (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · cmn 香蒜醬 /香蒜酱 (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · ko 페스토 (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · ar بِيسْتُو (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · mi peheto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · hu bazsalikomszósz (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · pl pesto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · sh pȅsto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · fa پستو (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · acw بستو (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · nap pisto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · be пе́ста (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · is pestó (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · cs pesto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · de Pesto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · es pesto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · fr pesto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · cy pesto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · hu pesto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · bg пе́сто (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · ar بِسْتُو (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · uk пе́сто (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · el πέστο (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · ru пе́сто (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · nl pesto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · it pesto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · sv pesto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · da pesto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · ja ペスト (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · cmn 香蒜沙司 (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · he פֶּסְטוֹ (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · ja ペスト・ジェノヴェーゼ (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · lij pesto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · fi pesto (an Italian sauce especially for pasta) · sh пе̏сто (an Italian sauce especially for pasta)