giardiniera

English

Etymology

From Italian giardiniera. Doublet of jardinière.

Noun

giardiniera (usually uncountable, plural giardinieras)

  1. An Italian relish made of pickled vegetables.
    • 2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 75:
      The cheeses I’d laid out oozed invitation. As planned, the tang of my accompanying giardiniera nudged guests toward the tannic relief of drink.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒar.diˈnjɛ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Hyphenation: giar‧di‧niè‧ra

Noun

giardiniera f (plural giardiniere)

  1. diced, mixed vegetables cooked and then pickled
  2. female equivalent of giardiniere (“gardener”)
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