First Known Use: 1952
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tapenade
noun ta·pe·nade \ˌtä-pə-ˈnäd\
Definition of TAPENADE
: a seasoned spread made chiefly with mashed black olives, capers, and anchovies
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Origin of TAPENADE
French tapénade, from Occitan tapenado, from tapeno caper, ultimately from Latin capparis — more at caper
Rhymes with TAPENADE
accolade, amphipod, arthropod, bigarade, carbonnade, cattle prod, chiffonade, decapod, defilade, demigod, diplopod, dowsing rod, enfilade, escalade, esplanade, firing squad, flying squad, fusillade, gallopade, gastropod, goldenrod, hexapod, isopod, lightning rod, lycopod, monkeypod, monopod, Novgorod, Novi Sad, octopod, piston rod, promenade, pseudopod, rémoulade, rhizopod, spinning rod, tetrapod, theropod, traverse rod
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