caponata

noun

ca·​po·​na·​ta ˌkä-pə-ˈnä-tə 

: a relish of chopped eggplant and assorted vegetables

Examples of caponata in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If possible, refrigerate the caponata overnight to allow the flavors to develop. — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 22 July 2025

The picnic is delivered to the hotel room with a souvenir picnic blanket and tote bag with food items like pesto, olives, caponata, Brie and ciabatta. — Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 9 May 2025

And don’t miss the delicious starter, Aubergine caponata, tomato, olive, pine nut, raisin and mint. — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

For a main course there was chicken cooked on the bone for flavor, with eggplant caponata and provolone ($24). — John Mariani, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Italian dialect (Sicily) capunata, sailor's dish of biscuit steeped in oil and vinegar, chopped vegetables served similarly, from Catalan caponada dry bread soaked in oil and vinegar, perhaps from capó capon

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for caponata

• bhagavata
• capitata
• ciliata
• coronata
• metadata
• oblongata
• odonata
• tathagata
• acuminata
• desiderata
• fasciculata
• microbiota