naporitan

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naporitan

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Borrowed from Japanese ナポリタン (naporitan), from French napolitain (“Neapolitan”), from Latin neāpolītānus, from Neāpolis (“Naples”), from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polĭs). Doublet of Neapolitan.

noun napolitan

uncountable A Japanese dish styled on Neapolitan food; spaghetti topped with ketchup or tomato sauce, onion, button mushrooms, green peppers, bacon and Tabasco sauce.

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@misc{naporitan_2026,
  title = {naporitan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/naporitan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}