Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A spread of Provençal origin consisting of capers, black olives, and anchovies puréed with olive oil.
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- noun A
Provençal dish consisting ofpuréed or finely choppedolives ,capers ,anchovies , andolive oil , usually eaten withbread as anhors d'œuvre .
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- noun a spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oil
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word tapenade comes from tapeno, the Provençal word for “capers.”
SARA MOULTON’S EVERYDAY FAMILY DINNERS SARA MOULTON 2010
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The word tapenade comes from tapeno, the Provençal word for “capers.”
SARA MOULTON’S EVERYDAY FAMILY DINNERS SARA MOULTON 2010
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If the tapenade is too dry to spread, add a little more olive oil.
Archive 2008-07-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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If the tapenade is too dry to spread, add a little more olive oil.
Recipe for Red Pepper and Tapenade Tart (Πιπερόπιτα με Πάστα Ελιάς) Laurie Constantino 2008
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Originally from France, black olive paste is more commonly known as tapenade, and is a puree of black olives, capers, garlic, anchovies and olive oil.
From Warehouse to Your House Sally Sampson 2006
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Originally from France, black olive paste is more commonly known as tapenade, and is a puree of black olives, capers, garlic, anchovies and olive oil.
From Warehouse to Your House Sally Sampson 2006
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Originally from France, black olive paste is more commonly known as tapenade, and is a puree of black olives, capers, garlic, anchovies and olive oil.
From Warehouse to Your House Sally Sampson 2006
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Tam, piquillo peppers, heirloom tomatoes, & some kind of olive tapenade, which is on a toasted foccacia bread.
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Looking forward to your own "tapenade" recipe ... one day ...
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Looking forward to your own "tapenade" recipe... one day ...
ruzuzu commented on the word tapenade
Infinitely better than tappenade.
July 19, 2011
Wordplayer commented on the word tapenade
I've heard it's delicious, although it's name sounds suspiciously similar to trematode.
July 20, 2011