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单词 primavera
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Definition of primavera in English:

primavera

noun ˌpriːməˈvɛːrəˌprēməˈverə
mass noun
  • The hard, light-coloured timber of a Central American tree.

    The tree is Cybistax donnellsmithii, family Bignoniaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Deep in the rain forests of Central America, lumberjacks hew the primavera tree in the dark of a moonless night.
    • The primavera's sap rises and falls, not with the seasons, but with the phases of moon.
    • Primavera is a large rainforest canopy tree, sometimes reaching to 100 feet in the natural rainforest, with a straight clear bole up to 3 or 4 feet in diameter.
adjective ˌpriːməˈvɛːrəˌprēməˈverə
  • postpositive (of a pasta dish) made with lightly sautéed spring vegetables.

    linguine primavera
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tables are no longer marked by uniform rows of that lobster salad and pasta primavera.
    • I just can't rustle up such fantasies digging into yet another burger or pasta primavera.
    • My Fab friend had the pasta primavera with tomato, peppers, aubergines, zucchini, onions and rocket for €10.95.
    • She orders a soothing sounding risotto primavera which she tells me is an excellent way to discover how good the chef really is.
    • When I'm done, I have bite-sized bell peppers, carrots and cherry tomatoes for snacks, and veggies ready for pasta primavera, stir-fries, burritos and fajita dinners.
    • The fish sat on a little collection of the sort of vegetables you'd find in a pasta primavera; small carrots, little peas, asparagus and so on.
    • In actuality, they were having pasta primavera.
    • All the usual suspects are available-spaghetti, linguine, penne, fettuccine, rigatoni, fusilli-to combine with napoletana, spicy arrabiata, primavera, pesto or putanesca toppings.
    • There is even a case to be made (though it is a matter of some debate) that Le Cirque that introduced the American public to pasta primavera and crème brûlée.
    • One of my friends volunteered to make fettuccine primavera.
    • So choose a bean burrito instead of chicken fajitas, pasta primavera instead of spaghetti with meatballs, and do your whole body a favor while you boost fertility… naturally.
    • It's only because the dress you are wearing is black, if it was white it would be tie-dyed with pasta primavera and creamed spinach.
    • ‘I would fix him something quick and light - pasta primavera and white wine - though I don't know if he can eat pasta with that full mask,’ she fantasizes.
    • The rest of us successful Stone-Age types get hungry two hours after 1,500 calories of pasta primavera, because our insulin is stimulated and lowers blood sugar.
    • I set out to make an easier, lower-fat version of pasta primavera while staying true to the original idea - pasta paired with loads of fresh seasonal vegetables, each retaining its distinct taste and shape, in a flavorful, creamy sauce.
    • But there is a lovely pasta primavera if you don't prefer the prime rib.
    • A main course of cannelloni in rosé sauce with risotto primavera was curiously served together in a bowl rather than on a plate.
    • And I cannot see the point of using green peas in a risotto unless they are fresh, for example in a seasonal Italian primavera treatment.
    • Russell Crowe and Al Pacino order tempura in the film - a bit expensive, but your guests will love it - and Crowe's wife in the film mentions she's making pasta primavera (though that might be a difficult dish to present at a party).
    • If all this puts you in the mood for pasta primavera, skip the high-fat Alfredo sauce and go for the classic red stuff.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Spanish, denoting the season of spring, from Latin primus 'first, earliest' + ver 'spring' (alluding to the tree's early flowering).

Rhymes

airer, bearer, carer, Clara, darer, declarer, Demerara, Éire, habanera, Halmahera, parer, Perak, repairer, Rivera, Riviera, Sarah, scarer, sharer, snarer, sparer, squarer, starer, swearer, tearer, wearer
 
 

Definition of primavera in US English:

primavera

nounˌprēməˈverə
  • The hard, light-colored timber of a Central American tree.

    The tree is Cybistax donnellsmithii, family Bignoniaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Primavera is a large rainforest canopy tree, sometimes reaching to 100 feet in the natural rainforest, with a straight clear bole up to 3 or 4 feet in diameter.
    • The primavera's sap rises and falls, not with the seasons, but with the phases of moon.
    • Deep in the rain forests of Central America, lumberjacks hew the primavera tree in the dark of a moonless night.
adjectiveˌprēməˈverə
  • postpositive (of a pasta dish) made with lightly sautéed spring vegetables.

    linguine primavera
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tables are no longer marked by uniform rows of that lobster salad and pasta primavera.
    • When I'm done, I have bite-sized bell peppers, carrots and cherry tomatoes for snacks, and veggies ready for pasta primavera, stir-fries, burritos and fajita dinners.
    • I set out to make an easier, lower-fat version of pasta primavera while staying true to the original idea - pasta paired with loads of fresh seasonal vegetables, each retaining its distinct taste and shape, in a flavorful, creamy sauce.
    • In actuality, they were having pasta primavera.
    • There is even a case to be made (though it is a matter of some debate) that Le Cirque that introduced the American public to pasta primavera and crème brûlée.
    • So choose a bean burrito instead of chicken fajitas, pasta primavera instead of spaghetti with meatballs, and do your whole body a favor while you boost fertility… naturally.
    • Russell Crowe and Al Pacino order tempura in the film - a bit expensive, but your guests will love it - and Crowe's wife in the film mentions she's making pasta primavera (though that might be a difficult dish to present at a party).
    • ‘I would fix him something quick and light - pasta primavera and white wine - though I don't know if he can eat pasta with that full mask,’ she fantasizes.
    • If all this puts you in the mood for pasta primavera, skip the high-fat Alfredo sauce and go for the classic red stuff.
    • A main course of cannelloni in rosé sauce with risotto primavera was curiously served together in a bowl rather than on a plate.
    • One of my friends volunteered to make fettuccine primavera.
    • All the usual suspects are available-spaghetti, linguine, penne, fettuccine, rigatoni, fusilli-to combine with napoletana, spicy arrabiata, primavera, pesto or putanesca toppings.
    • The rest of us successful Stone-Age types get hungry two hours after 1,500 calories of pasta primavera, because our insulin is stimulated and lowers blood sugar.
    • She orders a soothing sounding risotto primavera which she tells me is an excellent way to discover how good the chef really is.
    • The fish sat on a little collection of the sort of vegetables you'd find in a pasta primavera; small carrots, little peas, asparagus and so on.
    • And I cannot see the point of using green peas in a risotto unless they are fresh, for example in a seasonal Italian primavera treatment.
    • My Fab friend had the pasta primavera with tomato, peppers, aubergines, zucchini, onions and rocket for €10.95.
    • But there is a lovely pasta primavera if you don't prefer the prime rib.
    • It's only because the dress you are wearing is black, if it was white it would be tie-dyed with pasta primavera and creamed spinach.
    • I just can't rustle up such fantasies digging into yet another burger or pasta primavera.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Spanish, denoting the season of spring, from Latin primus ‘first, earliest’ + ver ‘spring’ (alluding to the tree's early flowering).

 
 
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