primavera
Fresh vegetable sauce
Primavera is Italian and Spanish for spring, appearing in English mainly in two contexts.
Pasta primavera features fresh spring vegetables—zucchini, tomatoes, peppers—in a light sauce.
In furniture, primavera refers to a pale tropical hardwood used for veneer and cabinetry, prized for its fine grain.
Beginning to flower
- floralOf or like blooms
- petalsColored bloom segments
- budsPre-bloom plant growths
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
tulips · daffodils · cherry · magnolias · lilacs · peonies · hyacinths · irises
Edible plants, not fruits
- zucchiniElongated green summer squash
- asparagusEdible green stalk vegetable
- tomatoesRed fleshy fruits
- peppersSeasons or bombards repeatedly
broccoli · penne · garlic · olive oil · basil · Italian · colorful · garden
Sun crosses celestial midline
showers · warmer · longer days · greenery · budding · nesting · migration · chirping
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
reawakening · revitalization · new beginnings · fresh start · growth · emergence · awakening · transformation
blossoming
Beginning to flower
pollination · tulips · daffodils · cherry · magnolias · lilacs · peonies · hyacinths · irises · azaleas
vegetables
Edible plants, not fruits
peppers · broccoli · penne · garlic · olive oil · basil · Italian · colorful · garden · seasonal
equinox
Sun crosses celestial midline
thaw · showers · warmer · longer days · greenery · budding · nesting · migration · chirping · lambing
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
rejuvenation · reawakening · revitalization · new beginnings · fresh start · growth · emergence · awakening · transformation · hope
crisp
Firm and breakable
- cleanFree of soil
- invigoratingImparting fresh energy
- briskQuick and invigorating
refreshing · airy · vibrant · dewy · sparkling · bright · light · breezy · clear · lively
primaverabolognese
Hearty Italian meat sauce
ragù · meat sauce · carbonara · amatriciana · alfredo
primaveradecline
Decrease or refuse
decay · senescence · dormancy · death · winter of life
- pasta primaveraNoodles tossed with vegetables