puttanesca
/pʊtəˈnɛskə
/adjective [usually postpositive]
Denoting a pasta sauce including tomatoes, garlic, black olives, and anchovies: pasta puttanesca...
- I had a pizza puttanesca with anchovies, olives (with pips) and cherry tomatoes.
- That night we were having puttanesca, a spicy pasta dish that everyone should try at least once in their life.
- And lunch was a crispy salad with pasta puttanesca and crusty garlicky bread - all fabulous.
Origin
Italian, from puttana 'prostitute' (the sauce is said to have been devised by prostitutes as one which could be cooked quickly between clients' visits).