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  • adjective Of or pertaining to Genoa.

Etymologies

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Italian.

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Examples

  • At Leghorn Cooper engaged a Genovese felucca, "_La Bella Genovese_, -- a craft of thirty tons, beautiful mould, lateen-rigged, carrying two of that sail and a jib, and ten men for her crew."

    James Fenimore Cooper 1901

  • Then, as now, the most common variety of the herb was sweet basil, or what we call Genovese, but there are almost as many kinds of basil as there are flavors from Ben & Jerry's, and they're all fun to play with.

    Basil & Friends 2011

  • She saw him trying vainly to talk to Indies in Latin, Genovese, Spanish, and Portuguese.

    Pastwatch, the Redemtion of Christopher Columbus Card, Orson Scott 1996

  • Genovese is serving a fifteen-year prison sentence for àrcotics conspiracy, and his associates also received substantial sentences.

    The Baleful Influence of Gambling 1969

  • Genovese is serving a fifteen-year prison sentence for àrcotics conspiracy, and his associates also received substantial sentences.

    The Baleful Influence of Gambling 1962

  • The Morello family did survive -- and merged with what became known as the Genovese crime family, which is still active in New York.

    Salon 2009

  • The Genovese were the bankers of the Spanish empire.

    Is Italy Ungovernable? Raymond Zhong 2011

  • Raymond Hom for The Wall Street Journal, Food Styling by Martha Bernabe, Prop Styling by DSM GREENS GUIDE | Basil comes in many varieties including Genovese, aka sweet basil (top), and pointy-leafed Thai (far left), which has a distinct licorice flavor.

    Basil & Friends 2011

  • The Genovese were the bankers of the Spanish empire.

    Is Italy Ungovernable? Raymond Zhong 2011

  • Not that it matters anymore since even the Eckerd name will soon disappear...but it should be noted that prior to a late '90s-to-early-aughts takeover, NYC-area Eckerds were known as Genovese Drugs.

    Roots of the Big Drug Store Four Brooks of Sheffield 2007

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