Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caponata

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: capona-ta
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Sicilian dish of baked aubergines with capers, olives, pine nuts etc, normally served cold.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian caponata.

Usage

Inflected Forms

caponatas (plural)

Questions

What does caponata mean?: A Sicilian dish of baked aubergines with capers, olives, pine nuts etc, normally served cold.
Where does caponata come from?: Borrowed from Italian caponata.

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