sainete

noun

sa·​i·​ne·​te

ˌsäēˈnā(ˌ)tā

plural -s

: entremés sense 2

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, small piece of fat, tidbit, relish, entremés, diminutive of saín fat, grease, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin saginum, alteration of Latin sagina action of stuffing or fattening, food, fatness

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