Meaning

A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).

Translations

pesto

pesto

pesto

ail cultivé

ail de cuisine

Πέστο

Frequency

27k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɛstoʊ/
Etymology

Appears 1850 in Cottage economy, attributed to William Cobbett (but not found in any editions published during his life). From Italian pesto, from Latin pistus (“crushed, pounded”), from Latin pīnsō (“to pound, beat, crush”). Cognate to pestle.

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