1. puttanesca - Noun
2. puttanesca - Adjective
puttanesca (usually uncountable, plural puttanescas)
A cooking sauce made from tomato flavoured with garlic, anchovies, capers and olives, created in Naples.
puttanesca (not comparable)
(usually postpositive) Served with puttanesca sauce.
spaghetti puttanesca
I'm away so much I've had to learn to cook, and I find it relaxing after filming. I make stews and liver and bacon, and an Italian mate taught me how to make a mean puttanesca sauce. Ray Winstone