Noun: marinara ,mer-u'ner-u or ,mer-u'naa-ru [N. Amer], ,ma-ri'naa-ru or ,maa-ri'naa-ru [Brit]- Sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs
"He ladled the homemade marinara over the spaghetti"
Derived forms: marinaras
Type of: pasta sauce, spaghetti sauce
Encyclopedia: Marinara