minestrone

noun

min·​e·​stro·​ne ˌmi-nə-ˈstrō-nē  -ˈstrōn 

: a rich thick vegetable soup usually with dried beans and pasta (such as macaroni or vermicelli)

Examples of minestrone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Countryside hedge aromas that include gorse and green grass, as well as smoky bacon, red plums, red cherries, minestrone and black pepper. —Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025

My professional life hasn’t instilled in them a love of capers or a yearning for minestrone (at least not yet). —Emily Weinstein, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025

His veg-heavy minestrone, for example, offers an opportunity for parents to mise en place next to their future sous chefs. —Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025

That’s a clean-out-the-fridge minestrone waiting to happen. —Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 29 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Italian, from minestra "any of various soups or dishes similar to minestrone" (noun derivative of minestrare, ministrare "to provide, serve, dish up," going back to Latin ministrāre "to serve, minister entry 2") + -one, augmentative suffix (going back to Latin -ō, -ōn-, suffix of nouns denoting persons with a prominent feature)

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for minestrone

• abc
• absentee
• addressee
• adoptee
• agouti
• allottee
• amphorae
• amputee
• apc
• apogee
• appointee
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Kids Definition

minestrone

noun

min·​e·​stro·​ne ˌmin-ə-ˈstrō-nē  -ˈstrōn 

: a thick vegetable soup usually made with dried beans and macaroni