marinara

American

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

noun

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

adjective

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

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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

She advises breading and frying before dipping into a tartar sauce or marinara.

From Salon

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