olio

Example Sentences

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Caffè Panna in Manhattan serves a gelato con olio that features vanilla ice cream with Sicilian extra virgin olive oil.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2024

Our preschooler was famished, so we headed to the property’s Italian restaurant, where the attentive wait staff helped us match Sula’s wines with minestrone soup, insalata mista, pizza and spaghetti aglio e olio.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2020

While my parents made sure that I hadn’t poisoned my grandmother, I went back to the kitchen and whipped up a simple spaghetti aglio e olio, which I secretly preferred to chanterelles.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 18, 2019

Technically, uovo fritto con spaghetti aglio olio peperoncino, but I mean … spaghetti for breakfast is a win no matter what language.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2018

From Eng. olio, a mixture, and Grk. margino, to be furious.

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