name
Meaning 1
A male given name from Italian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Alfredo
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CMU ARPABET: AE2 L F R EY1 D OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The sauce made from butter and Parmesan cheese used in dishes such as fettuccine Alfredo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: noun adjunct
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 3
Any dish of this type.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative spelling of Alfredo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: ألفريدو — sauce made from butter and Parmesan
- Japanese: アルフレド (arufuredo) — sauce made from butter and Parmesan
- Korean: 알프레도 (alpeuredo) — sauce made from butter and Parmesan
- Portuguese: molho Alfredo — sauce made from butter and Parmesan
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