puttanesca
put·ta·nes·ca/ˌputəˈnɛskə/noun, adjective
puttanesca is spelled P-U-T-T-A-N-E-S-C-A: 10 letters and 4 syllables (put·ta·nes·ca). It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, puttanesca means “A cooking sauce made from tomato flavoured with garlic, anchovies, capers and olives, created in Naples” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of puttanesca is puttanescas.
How many letters and syllables are in puttanesca?
| Letters | 10: P-U-T-T-A-N-E-S-C-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: put·ta·nes·ca |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is puttanesca?
Puttanesca appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce puttanesca?
- UK /ˌpʊtəˈnɛskə/
- US /ˌputəˈnɛskə/
Puttanesca has 4 syllables, split put·ta·nes·ca in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of puttanesca
- puttanescas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does puttanesca mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cooking sauce made from tomato flavoured with garlic, anchovies, capers and olives, created in Naples.
adjective
- 1
Served with puttanesca sauce.
spaghetti puttanesca
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does puttanesca come from?
Borrowed from Italian puttanesca (feminine of puttanesco, literally “whorish, sluttish”), from puttana (“whore”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).