marinara

[ mahr-uh-nahr-uh, mar-uh-nar-uh ]

/ ˌmɑr əˈnɑr ə, ˌmær əˈnær ə /

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noun

Italian Cooking. a highly seasoned sauce of tomatoes, garlic, and spices.

adjective

garnished or served with marinara: shrimps marinara.

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Origin of marinara

1945–50; <Italian (alla) marinara literally, in sailor's style, feminine of marinaro seafaring (adj.), sailor (noun) (dial., for Tuscan marinaio), equivalent to marin(a) sea, noun use of feminine of marinomarine + -aro<Latin -ārius-ary

Words nearby marinara

Marilyn, marimba, Marin, marina, marinade, marinara, marinate, Marinduque, marine, marine archaeology, marine barometer

How to use marinara in a sentence

“Try to figure it out,” he coaxed, nodding when she returned with the chunky marinara.
A Crisis of Undiagnosed Cancers Is Emerging in the Pandemic’s Second Year|by Duaa Eldeib, video by Alex Garcia|May 4, 2021|ProPublica
I also skipped making my own dipping sauce the second time, using an opened jar of marinara, because making your own pizza babka is impressive enough.
Six Recipes That Got Us Through Another Week|Eater Staff|March 19, 2021|Eater
A lot of spaghetti with marinara-type sauces are made with the packaged meats.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison|Daniel Genis|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rotisserie-style chicken, whole wheat roll OR whole-wheat spaghetti with Marinara and mozarella cheese.
The Global School Lunch Project|David Frum|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST

But the bar snack preparation often masks the delicate squid-iness with dominating flavors of grease and marinara sauce.
What to Eat|Cookstr.com|August 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
As to morphology, we will confine ourselves to pointing out the masculine plurals of neuter form (li pastura, li marinara).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 8|Various