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PESTO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pesto mean? 

PESTO (noun)
  The noun PESTO has 1 sense:

1. a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oilplay

  Familiarity information: PESTO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PESTO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("pesto" is a kind of...):

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


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