caprese

[kuh-prey-zey, ‐zee]

adjective (sometimes initial capital letter)

prepared with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil leaves and drizzled with olive oil: a caprese salad; caprese sandwiches; pizza caprese.

Origin of caprese

< Italian: of or in the style of Capri

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Contemporary Examples of caprese

Try the fresh salads (portobello mushroom and Caprese) and anything pasta-based is a sure thing.
Gal With a Suitcase
Jolie Hunt
June 18, 2010
After lunching on a caprese salad sandwich, Lynch lit up an American Spirit cigarette and sat down to talk about his paintings.
David Lynch's Twisted Art
Peter Owen Nelson
September 16, 2009

Historical Examples of caprese

Enough however remains to tempt the best of the Caprese fishermen to sea.
Stray Studies from England and Italy
John Richard Greene
She was on horseback, riding with her husband to his official post at Chiusi, for he was governor of Chiusi and Caprese.
Pictures Every Child Should Know
Dolores Bacon
The Caprese peasant has never had time to get the fact of winter fairly into his head.
Stray Studies from England and Italy
John Richard Greene