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soffritto

[ soh-free-toh; Italian sawf-freet-taw ]

noun

  1. Also called battuto. Italian Cooking. a base for stews and soups, consisting of hot oil, butter, or fat in which a chopped onion or crushed garlic clove has been browned, often with the addition of chopped parsley, celery, and carrot.
  2. (in Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean cooking) sofrito.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of soffritto1

First recorded in 1910–15; from Italian, past participle of soffriggere; suf-, fry 1
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Example Sentences

Some mushrooms cut up small are a very good addition to this "soffritto."

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