Pesto Definition

pĕstō
noun
An Italian sauce that is a purée of fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese in olive oil, used esp. over pasta.
Webster's New World
Any of various similar sauces.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Pesto

Noun

Singular:
pesto
Plural:
pestos

Origin of Pesto

  • 1937, from Italian pesto, contraction of pestato, form of pestare (“to pound in a mortar"). Cognate to pestle.

    From Wiktionary

  • Italian from past participle of pistare, pestare to pound piston

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pesto Sentence Examples

  • Baked potatoes with onions, peppers, tomatoes and peppered salami in pesto.

  • The filet of monkfish with roasted cherry tomatoes and pesto is well worth trying.

  • I have pesto, and two packs of exotic mixed fruit.

  • You'll want to try the vegan pesto, moussaka or even the steamed chocolate pudding with an innovative surprise ingredient!

  • Tea Pasta with sun dried tomato pesto and rocket salad.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to pesto using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

PPEPES

Words Ending With

OTOSTO

Unscrambles

pesto

Words Starting With P and Ending With O

Starts With P & Ends With OStarts With PE & Ends With OStarts With P & Ends With TO

Word Length

5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With P5 Letter Words Ending With O