marinara

American  

[mahr-uh-nahr-uh, mar-uh-nar-uh] / ˌmɑr əˈnɑr ə, ˌmær əˈnær ə /

noun

1. Italian Cooking. a highly seasoned sauce of tomatoes, garlic, and spices.

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adjective

1. garnished or served with marinara.

   shrimps marinara.

Etymology

Origin of marinara

1945–50; < Italian ( alla ) marinara literally, in sailor's style, feminine of marinaro seafaring (adj.), sailor (noun) (dial., for Tuscan marinaio ), equivalent to marin ( a ) sea, noun use of feminine of marino marine + -aro < Latin -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

Celia tears a breadstick in half and dunks the cheesy middle into the marinara so hard that sauce spills over the edges of the bowl.

From Literature

The house smelled like cheese and marinara sauce, and I had a piece of garlic bread in my mouth before I even registered that I’d reached for it.

From Literature

That employee also picked up marinara sauce and dog food during several trips to the store in a state-owned vehicle, the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“And after rinsing them of marinara sauce, she would let me put them in the bathtub and I would get in with them.”

From MarketWatch

You can do pizza-inspired with sausage and marinara, vegetarian with mushroom and onion, pesto and goat cheese, buffalo chicken, anything!

From Salon