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soffritto

/səˈfɹiːtəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sof-frit-to
IPA
/səˈfɹiːtəʊ/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fried mixture of chopped onions, carrots and celery, used as the beginning point of a dish, especially in Italian cuisine; may also contain garlic, shallot, and leek.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian soffritto (literally “gently fried”). Doublet of sofrito.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

soffrittos (plural) soffrito (alternative) sofritto (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

sofrito

Synonyms

mirepoix

Questions

How do you pronounce soffritto?
The recorded pronunciation is /səˈfɹiːtəʊ/.
What does soffritto mean?
A fried mixture of chopped onions, carrots and celery, used as the beginning point of a dish, especially in Italian cuisine; may also contain garlic, shallot, and leek.
Where does soffritto come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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