Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gremolata

/ˌɡɹɛməˈlɑːtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: gre-mo-la-ta
IPA: /ˌɡɹɛməˈlɑːtə/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A paste of capers, parsley, lemon zest, olives and olive oil served as an accompaniment to meat or fish.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gremolata, a variant of gremolada; originally from Lombard gremolà, gremolaa, gremolad. Compare Italian gramolata, from gramolare (“crush, grind, knead”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: gremolata, gremolà

Usage

Inflected Forms

gremolatas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gremolata?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɹɛməˈlɑːtə/.
What does gremolata mean?: A paste of capers, parsley, lemon zest, olives and olive oil served as an accompaniment to meat or fish.
Where does gremolata come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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