noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌbɑːnjə ˈkaʊdə/
rhymes with -aʊdə
1
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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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