tapenade
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French tapenade, from Provençal and Occitan tapenada, tapenado, a diminutive of tapeno (“caper”), variant of tàpero, from Old Occitan tapera, from Latin capparis (“caper”).
Influenced by Old Occitan tapia (“rammed earth”), referring to caper bushes growing against buildings made of rammed earth.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tapenade (countable and uncountable, plural tapenades)
- A Provençal dish consisting of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers, anchovies, and olive oil, usually eaten with bread as an hors d'œuvre.
References[edit]
- “tapenade”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Occitan tapenada.
Noun[edit]
tapenade f (plural tapenades)
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
tapenade m (plural tapenades)
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