minestrone

[ min-uh-stroh-nee; Italian mee-ne-straw-ne ]

noun

, Italian Cooking.

1. a thick vegetable soup, often containing herbs, beans, bits of pasta, etc., and served with Parmesan cheese.

minestrone

/ ˌmɪnɪˈstrəʊnɪ /

noun

1. a soup made from a variety of vegetables and pasta

Word History and Origins

Origin of minestrone¹

1890–95; < Italian, equivalent to minestr ( a ) kind of soup (literally, something served; minister ) + -one augmentative suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of minestrone¹

from Italian, from minestrare to serve

Example Sentences

That was before I fell down a rabbit hole of minestrone recipes.

From Fortune

We might be used to thinking of minestrone as a celebration of summer produce, but there are so many different types.

From Washington Post

Neighboring families war over who makes the best, most authentic, recipe for everything from tomato sauce to minestrone.

From The Daily Beast

“That part of this ordeal has been remarkable,” Hamoodi says, ladling a Libyan version of minestrone for a guest.

From The Daily Beast

The be-shawled damsel came in with the inevitable bowl of minestrone, soup with cabbage and cauliflower and other things.

From Project Gutenberg

He eats very little—two plates of soup (preferably minestrone), a piece of bread and a glass of chianti do him nicely for dinner.

From Project Gutenberg

Minestrone is a favourite dish in Lombardy when vegetables are plentiful.

From Project Gutenberg

How good Moretti's minestrone tastes to the unsophisticated tongue.

From Project Gutenberg