Sauce with a name derived from the Italian for "pounded" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sauce with a name derived from the Italian for "pounded" . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PESTO.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PESTO Sauce with a name derived from the Italian for "pounded" (5)
7% STEM Derive (from) (4) Newsday Dec 11, 2025
7% EPONYM Word derived from a name (6) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
6% RAO Big name in pasta sauce (3) LA Times Daily Jan 17, 2026
6% OPAL Word derived from the Sanskrit for "jewel" (4) USA Today Jan 12, 2026
6% RAM Pound (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 12, 2026
6% AURIC Derived from gold (5) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
6% ACRE Unit derived from ploughability (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
6% TARTAR __ sauce (6) LA Times Daily Dec 18, 2025
6% KETCHUP Sauce (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 17, 2025
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