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

They tend to enjoy a three-course meal at night with a starter of minestrone soup, a pasta or rice dish for main and apple crumble or jam roly-poly to finish.

From BBC

This streamlined version keeps the old-school minestrone vibes, but swaps in a few pantry staples to speed up the cooking time.

From Seattle Times

The day of the party, McDougall-Treacy’s husband Dan makes a big pot of minestrone soup and the house fills with friends and family who spend the day decorating cookies, eating, drinking and catching up.

From Seattle Times

You, our dear readers, voted this recipe your favorite take on minestrone soup ever.

From Salon

Would you say no to cabbage sautéed with garlicky kielbasa and thinly sliced potatoes, or swirled into a warming minestrone starring white beans, fennel and tomatoes?

From Salon