marinara

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

noun

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

adjective

garnished or served with marinara: shrimps marinara.

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 marino marine + -aro < Latin -ārius -ary

Examples from the Web for marinara

Contemporary Examples of marinara

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
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