Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In Italy, a peasant woman; a female rustic.
  • noun A rustic dance.

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Examples

  • The food of this landlocked, rural region comes from "la cucina contadina" the farmer's kitchen.

    Kathy McCabe: Savoring Umbria's Earthy Tastes Kathy McCabe 2011

  • She had come to this country alone, at eighteen, a skinny little contadina from the mountains of Abruzzi, and was put to work a few days later in the garment district of Boston, before she knew more than a few English phrases.

    Knowing Jesse Marianne Leone 2010

  • She had come to this country alone, at eighteen, a skinny little contadina from the mountains of Abruzzi, and was put to work a few days later in the garment district of Boston, before she knew more than a few English phrases.

    Knowing Jesse Marianne Leone 2010

  • Stampacchia, La rivolta di Spartaco come rivolta contadina, Index 9 1980: 99111, on the rural character of Spartacuss supporters; C.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • Stampacchia, La rivolta di Spartaco come rivolta contadina, Index 9 1980: 99111, on the rural character of Spartacuss supporters; C.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • Stampacchia, La rivolta di Spartaco come rivolta contadina, Index 9 1980: 99111, on the rural character of Spartacuss supporters; C.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • Stampacchia, La rivolta di Spartaco come rivolta contadina, Index 9 1980: 99111, on the rural character of Spartacuss supporters; C.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • I loved the taglierini contadina, fresh thin noodles tossed with crumbled hot and sweet sausage and peas in a subtle tomato sauce; and the tagliatelle, which came in a rich, creamy sauce laced with pieces of crab.

    The Downtown Elaine���s Charges, And Charges Ahead 2008

  • Big enough for two to four people to sit within and enjoy a bit of warmth or as more likely the case for the contadina to prepare today's polenta.

    Polenta and Mixed Seed Bread Haalo 2007

  • I have seen polenta made by the most elder contadina (farmer's wife) or nonna (grandmother)of the farmhouses known as casa coloniche.

    Polenta and Mixed Seed Bread Haalo 2007

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