minestra
Italian
Etymology
From minestrare (“to serve, prepare (as in soup)”), from Latin ministrare.
Noun
minestra f (plural minestre)
- soup
- pasta (boiled and eaten with a sauce)
Usage notes
- In the Italian culinary tradition of a multi-course dinner this is usually the first course (not counting antipasto, if any). As a soup, it tends to be lighter than zuppa and with smaller pieces than minestrone.
- In most settings just ”minestra” will be understood to be a soup-like dish, but the term is also used to refer to minestra asciutta, which is a pasta dish.
Synonyms
- (pasta): minestra asciutta, pasta asciutta, pastasciutta
Related terms
- minestrina
- minestrone
Descendants
- → Alemannic German: Manestre
Anagrams
- mestrina
- sarmenti
- smentirà
- stermina