caponata

noun

ca·​po·​na·​ta ˌkä-pə-ˈnä-tə How to pronounce caponata (audio)
: a relish of chopped eggplant and assorted vegetables

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Buttery Garlic Bread Thick loaves of white bread topped with a golden layer of garlicky butter is a must to soak up whatever flavors await at the table, or to act as a raft for meatballs, sausage, caponata or whatever other flavors await at the table. Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025 The picnic is delivered to the hotel room with a souvenir picnic blanket and tote bag with food items like pesto, olives, caponata, Brie and ciabatta. Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 9 May 2025 And don’t miss the delicious starter, Aubergine caponata, tomato, olive, pine nut, raisin and mint. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 For a main course there was chicken cooked on the bone for flavor, with eggplant caponata and provolone ($24). John Mariani, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for caponata

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Italian dialect (Sicily) capunata, sailor's dish of biscuit steeped in oil and vinegar, chopped vegetables served similarly, from Catalan caponada dry bread soaked in oil and vinegar, perhaps from capó capon

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of caponata was in 1931

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“Caponata.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caponata. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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