- name
pesto is the past
participle of the
Genoese verb pestâ (Italian:
pestare),
meaning 'to pound', 'to crush': the
ingredients are "crushed" or ground...
- tritāre (Occ
trissar "to grind", but Fr
trier "to sort"), LL pistāre (It
pestare "to pound, crush", OFr pester), L machīnare (Dalm
maknur "to grind", Rom...
-
Italian peperone, pl. peperoni,
meaning 'bell pepper')
Pesto (from
Italian pestare 'to
crush (with
mortar and pestle)')
Pistachio (Italian: pistacchio) Pizza...
