pesto

noun pes·to \ˈpes-(ˌ)tō\

: an Italian sauce that is made especially of fresh basil, garlic, oil, and grated cheese

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: a sauce made especially of fresh basil, garlic, oil, pine nuts, and grated cheese

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Italian, from pesto, adjective, pounded, from pestare to pound, from Late Latin pistare, frequentative of Latin pinsere

First Known Use: 1937

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