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PASTA SAUCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pasta sauce mean? 

PASTA SAUCE (noun)
  The noun PASTA SAUCE has 1 sense:

1. any of numerous sauces for spaghetti or other kinds of pastaplay

  Familiarity information: PASTA SAUCE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PASTA SAUCE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous sauces for spaghetti or other kinds of pasta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

pasta sauce; spaghetti sauce

Hypernyms ("pasta sauce" is a kind of...):

sauce (flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pasta sauce"):

bolognese pasta sauce (sauce for pasta; contains mushrooms and ham and chopped vegetables and beef and tomato paste)

carbonara (sauce for pasta; contains eggs and bacon or ham and grated cheese)

tomato sauce (sauce made with a puree of tomatoes (or strained tomatoes) with savory vegetables and other seasonings; can be used on pasta)

marinara (sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs)


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