minestrone

[ min-uh-stroh-nee; Italian mee-ne-straw-ne ]

/ ˌmɪn əˈstroʊ ni; Italian ˌmi nɛˈstrɔ nɛ /

a thick vegetable soup, often containing herbs, beans, bits of pasta, etc., and served with Parmesan cheese.

Origin of minestrone

1890–95; < Italian, equivalent to minestr(a) kind of soup (literally, something served; see minister) + -one augmentative suffix

Neighboring families war over who makes the best, most authentic, recipe for everything from tomato sauce to minestrone.

A Young Chef Travels to Calabria, Italy, and Learns the Old Ways of Cooking |Curtis Stone |November 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“That part of this ordeal has been remarkable,” Hamoodi says, ladling a Libyan version of minestrone for a guest.

Iraq War Sanctions Run Amok: Shakir Hamoodi’s Story |Nancy Hass |June 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The be-shawled damsel came in with the inevitable bowl of minestrone, soup with cabbage and cauliflower and other things.

Sea and Sardinia |D. H. Lawrence
How good Moretti's minestrone tastes to the unsophisticated tongue.

Shandygaff |Christopher Morley

Minestrone is a favourite dish in Lombardy when vegetables are plentiful.

The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: |Mrs. W. G. Waters

minestrone

/ (ˌmɪnɪˈstrəʊnɪ) /

a soup made from a variety of vegetables and pasta

from Italian, from minestrare to serve