tapenade

noun

ta·​pe·​nade ˌtä-pə-ˈnäd 

: a seasoned spread made chiefly with mashed black olives, capers, and anchovies

Examples of tapenade in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Otherwise, serve a little tapenade on the side to mix into the salad. —The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 22 July 2025

Handmade pastas anchor the menu, with standout mains including seafood tagliolini, braised octopus with peas and capers, and Mediterranean lamb in a red wine reduction boosted by an olive-hazelnut tapenade. —Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025

Savory pork and briny tapenade slam against your palate, while a merciful scattering of greens doused with lemon juice softens the blow. —Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025

Cru Bourgeois has aromas of black olive tapenade, black currant, and red plum with fine tannins and juicy flavors of cassis, plum, and finely ground black pepper. —Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 8 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

French tapénade, from Occitan tapenado, from tapeno caper, ultimately from Latin capparis — more at caper entry 3

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tapenade

• accolade
• ambuscade
• antegrade
• balustrade
• barricade
• cannonade
• cavalcade
• centigrade
• chambermaid
• colonnade
• countertrade
• disobeyed