Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as Genoese.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective same as genoese.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Genoa or its inhabitants

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Examples

  • I believe that the tomatoe called genovese by Batali is more commonly known as “cuore di bue”or ox heart.

    Discovering an Intense, Crunchy Tomato - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Hopefully, this incident and the Balloon boy incident will start the decline of hillbilly "reality" TV shows and a return to quality television programming because it is really lame. steven genovese

    'Crashers' investigation deepens 2009

  • A poor black person would have been in jail already. steven genovese

    'Crashers' investigation deepens 2009

  • Pesto alla genovese means something different now.

    Delizia! John Dickie 2008

  • Pesto genovese is not included, although there is a “Ground Basil Sauce Piemontese” Salsa di basilico pestato.

    Delizia! John Dickie 2008

  • Astonishingly, the second dish to fall foul of the diplomatic advisers was the one of which Genoa is mostly justly proud: pesto genovese, replaced on the menu by a “basil sauce.”

    Delizia! John Dickie 2008

  • Yet many contemporary dishes, from pesto genovese to spaghetti alle vongole with clams, would be unthinkable without it.

    Delizia! John Dickie 2008

  • It is no coincidence that so many Italian products and dishes are named after cities: bistecca alla fiorentina, prosciutto di Parma, saltimbocca alla romana, pizza napoletana, risotto alla milanese, pesto genovese, pesto trapanese, olive ascolane, mostarda di Cremona… From early in the second millennium, the hundred cities of Italy hogged the produce of the countryside and used it to build a rich food culture.

    Delizia! John Dickie 2008

  • Soon afterward, the carabinieri reported eight companies, including Nestlé-Barilla, for producing pesto alla genovese that contained nonlocal ingredients.

    Delizia! John Dickie 2008

  • P. A. Uslengo, “Pesto genovese,” personal communication from Pietro Attilio Uslengo, Cancelliere della Confraternita del Pesto.

    Delizia! John Dickie 2008

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