minestrone

min·e·stro·ne  (mn-strn -strn)

n.

A thick soup of Italian origin containing assorted vegetables, beans, pasta such as vermicelli or macaroni, and herbs in a meat or vegetable broth.

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[Italian, augmentative of minestra, dish consisting of pasta, rice, vegetables or beans cooked in water, from Old Italian, from minestrare, to dish up, serve this dish, from Latin ministrre, to serve food, from minister, servant; see mei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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minestrone [min-ness-strone-ee]

Noun

a soup made from a variety of vegetables and pasta [Italian, from minestrare to serve]

Thesaurus

Noun

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minestrone - soup made with a variety of vegetables petite marmite, vegetable soup soup - liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food