"pesto" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpe.sto/ Forms: pesta [feminine], pesti [masculine, plural], peste [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -esto Etymology: From Latin pistus (“crushed, pounded”), from Latin pīnsō (“to pound, beat, crush”), whose frequentative also gave Italian pestare (“to pound”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|pistus||crushed, pounded}} Latin pistus (“crushed, pounded”), {{der|it|la|pīnsō||to pound, beat, crush}} Latin pīnsō (“to pound, beat, crush”), {{cog|it|pestare||to pound}} Italian pestare (“to pound”) Head templates: {{it-adj}} pesto (feminine pesta, masculine plural pesti, feminine plural peste)
  1. crushed, ground, beaten
    Sense id: en-pesto-it-adj-HYPVS66c
  2. livid, bluish, black
    Sense id: en-pesto-it-adj-5TF6arwM
  3. pitch-dark, pitch-black
    Sense id: en-pesto-it-adj-qNVSzM3O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cartapesta, pestare
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpe.sto/ Forms: pesti [plural]
Rhymes: -esto Etymology: From Latin pistus (“crushed, pounded”), from Latin pīnsō (“to pound, beat, crush”), whose frequentative also gave Italian pestare (“to pound”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|pistus||crushed, pounded}} Latin pistus (“crushed, pounded”), {{der|it|la|pīnsō||to pound, beat, crush}} Latin pīnsō (“to pound, beat, crush”), {{cog|it|pestare||to pound}} Italian pestare (“to pound”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} pesto m (plural pesti)
  1. (cooking) pesto Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Cooking, Cooking Related terms: pesto alla genovese, pesto alla trapanese
    Sense id: en-pesto-it-noun-En9PQHn7 Disambiguation of Cooking: 16 2 2 70 10 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈpe.sto/
Rhymes: -esto Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} pesto
  1. first-person singular present indicative of pestare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: pestare Categories (topical): Condiments, Foods, Pasta, Sauces
    Sense id: en-pesto-it-verb-DmGC3Ug8 Disambiguation of Condiments: 11 6 22 18 43 Disambiguation of Foods: 11 6 21 19 42 Disambiguation of Pasta: 11 7 21 19 42 Disambiguation of Sauces: 12 6 20 19 42 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 33 5 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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