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caponata

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A Sicilian dish of baked aubergines with capers, olives, pine nuts etc, normally served cold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian caponata.

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Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: caponata — Sicilian dish
  • German: Caponata — Sicilian dish
  • Italian: caponata — Sicilian dish
  • Japanese: カポナータ — Sicilian dish
  • Korean: 카포나타 (kaponata) — Sicilian dish
  • Portuguese: caponata — Sicilian dish
  • Russian: капоната (kaponata) — Sicilian dish
  • Sicilian: capunata — Sicilian dish
  • Spanish: caponata — Sicilian dish