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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 oil
Familiarity information: PESTO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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