cacciatora

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Italian cacciatora.

Noun

cacciatora (uncountable)

  1. A style of cooking in which meat is cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots, tomatoes, white wine and herbs.
    Synonym: chasseur

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kat.t͡ʃaˈto.ra/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ora
  • Hyphenation: cac‧cia‧tó‧ra

Etymology 1

From cacciatore (“hunter”).[2]

Noun

cacciatora f (uncountable)

  1. only used in alla cacciatora (“hunter-style, cacciatora, cacciatore”)

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of giacca alla cacciatora.[2]

Noun

cacciatora f (plural cacciatore)

  1. hunting jacket

References

  1. ^ cacciatora in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 cacciatora in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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