caprese
[kuh-prey-zey, ‐zee]
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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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Examples from the Web for caprese
Contemporary Examples of caprese
Try the fresh salads (portobello mushroom and Caprese) and anything pasta-based is a sure thing.
After lunching on a caprese salad sandwich, Lynch lit up an American Spirit cigarette and sat down to talk about his paintings.
Historical Examples of caprese
Enough however remains to tempt the best of the Caprese fishermen to sea.
Stray Studies from England and ItalyJohn 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 KnowDolores Bacon
The Caprese peasant has never had time to get the fact of winter fairly into his head.
Stray Studies from England and ItalyJohn Richard Greene