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marinara

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Of pasta: In a seafood sauce. Of pizza: With seafood topping.

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Usage: Australia, not-comparable

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noun

Meaning 3

A marinara sauce.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 4

sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: spaghetti sauce, pasta sauce

History

Etymology

From Italian alla marinara (“sailor style”).

Across languages

Translations

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  • Spanish: marinara — Translations