Phrase guide

bagna cauda

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌbɑːnjə ˈkaʊdə/
  • rhymes with -aʊdə

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noun

Meaning 1

A hot Piedmontese dip made from salted anchovies, olive oil and garlic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bagna càuda (literally “hot bath, hot dip”), from Piedmontese.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 香蒜鯷魚熱蘸醬 /香蒜鳀鱼热蘸酱 (xiāngsuàn tíyú rè zhànjiàng) — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • Finnish: bagna cauda — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • French: bagna cauda — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • French: bagna caoda — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • French: bagna caôda — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • German: Bagna cauda — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • German: Bagna caoda — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • Greek: μπάνια κάουντα (bánia káounta) — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • Italian: bagna cauda — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • Italian: bagna càuda — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • Italian: bagnacauda — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • Japanese: バーニャ・カウダ (bānya kauda) — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • Korean: 바냐 카우다 (banya kauda) — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • Occitan: banha cauda — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • Piedmontese: bagna càuda — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • Piedmontese: bagna caôda — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • Russian: ба́нья ка́уда (bánʹja káuda) — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic
  • Spanish: bagna cauda — dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic