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Where does “sugo” come from?

sugo (Italian) comes from Latin sūcus, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

sugo (Italian): tomato juice; sauce

Definitions

  1. tomato juice; sauce

Ancestry of “sugo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsūcus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “sugo”

  • sugosamente
  • sugosità
  • sughetto
  • sughino
  • sugoso
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