Explore Puttanesca through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Puttanesca in a sentence
Puttanesca meaning
A cooking sauce made from tomato flavoured with garlic, anchovies, capers and olives, created in Naples.
Using Puttanesca
- The main meaning on this page is: A cooking sauce made from tomato flavoured with garlic, anchovies, capers and olives, created in Naples.
- In the example corpus, puttanesca often appears in combinations such as: puttanesca and.
Context around Puttanesca
- Average sentence length in these examples: 14.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Puttanesca
- In this selection, "puttanesca" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 14.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pasta, pork, seafood and tons stand out and add context to how "puttanesca" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cooker pork puttanesca ragù a and is pasta puttanesca. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "puttanesca" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with puttanesca
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
My comfort food is pasta puttanesca. (6 words)
She introduced me to Puttanesca, and I was immediately sold on its deliciousness. (13 words)
But on Tuesday, because I’ll be home, slow-cooker pork puttanesca ragù, a double batch. (16 words)
Italian varieties of tomato sauce range from the very simple pasta al pomodoro to the piquant puttanesca and arrabbiata sauces. (20 words)
If you are very peckish, try the Seafood Puttanesca – tons of tossed with linguine, enough for two actually. (18 words)
But on Tuesday, because I’ll be home, slow-cooker pork puttanesca ragù, a double batch. (16 words)
Example sentences (5)
She introduced me to Puttanesca, and I was immediately sold on its deliciousness.
My comfort food is pasta puttanesca.
But on Tuesday, because I’ll be home, slow-cooker pork puttanesca ragù, a double batch.
If you are very peckish, try the Seafood Puttanesca – tons of tossed with linguine, enough for two actually.
Italian varieties of tomato sauce range from the very simple pasta al pomodoro to the piquant puttanesca and arrabbiata sauces.
Common combinations with puttanesca
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: