tapenade
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French tapenade, from Provençal and Occitan tapenada, tapenado, a diminutive of tapeno (“caper”), variant of tàpero, from Old Occitan tapera, from Latin capparis (“caper”).
Influenced by Old Occitan tapia (“rammed earth”), referring to caper bushes growing against buildings made of rammed earth.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tapenade (countable and uncountable, plural tapenades)
- A Provençal dish consisting of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers, anchovies, and olive oil, usually eaten with bread as an hors d'œuvre.
References edit
- “tapenade”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Occitan tapenada.
Noun edit
tapenade f (plural tapenades)
Spanish edit
Noun edit
tapenade m (plural tapenades)