派斯托

pàisītuō
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 pesto (Italian sauce, loanword)

Examples

Tā diǎn le yī fèn pàisītuō yìmiàn.
He ordered a plate of pesto pasta.
Pàisītuō zhǔyào yóu luólè, sōngzǐ hé gǎnlǎnyóu zhì chéng.
Pesto is mainly made from basil, pine nuts, and olive oil.

Tips

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派斯托 is a phonetic loan, but in everyday menus and home-cooking blogs you'll more often see (qīngjiàng — 'green sauce', a calque) or just (luólè jiàng — basil sauce). 派斯托 reads as more 'imported' or 'authentic Italian'.

Stroke Order

pài
tuō