"caprese" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kəˈpɹeɪzi/
Etymology: From Italian caprese (“of Capri”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|caprese||of Capri}} Italian caprese (“of Capri”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} caprese (not comparable)
  1. (especially of food) Characteristic of Capri. Tags: especially, not-comparable Related terms: caprese salad, genovese, Genovese, neapolitan, Neapolitan, sangiovese
    Sense id: en-caprese-en-adj-5p5rbxEx Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 32 14 30

Noun

IPA: /kəˈpɹeɪzi/ Forms: capreses [plural]
Etymology: From Italian caprese (“of Capri”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|caprese||of Capri}} Italian caprese (“of Capri”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} caprese (countable and uncountable, plural capreses)
  1. Ellipsis of caprese salad. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: caprese salad
    Sense id: en-caprese-en-noun-kY2EaWet Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 20 38 17 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 32 14 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 43 17 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 19 38 17 25

Inflected forms

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