pesto

Meaning

Adj

1. crushed, ground, beaten
2. livid, bluish, black
3. pitch-dark, pitch-black

Noun

pesto

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of pestare

Concepts

pesto

Translations

pesto

broyé

contusionné

battu

pilé

moulu

pesto

salsa de ajo albahaca y piñas

pesto

Pesto

oeil au beurre noir

machacado

pesto

pesto

Hyphenated as

pé‧sto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpes.to/

Etymology

From Latin pistus (“crushed, pounded”), from Latin pīnsō (“to pound, beat, crush”), whose frequentative also gave Italian pestare (“to pound”).