No. 5,809 in Catalan
genovès
Genovès: Genoese; related to Genoa or its people.
In a sentence
El vaixell era pilotat per un capità genovès.
The ship was piloted by a Genoese captain.
In this sentence, 'genovès' is used as an adjective to indicate the captain's origin, specifically Genoa, a city in Italy.
La recepta del pesto genovès és molt apreciada a tot el món.
The Genoese pesto recipe is highly appreciated worldwide.
Here, 'genovès' describes the type of pesto, associating it with Genoa and emphasizing its culinary origin.
En la història, un comerciant genovès va ser protagonista d'una gran aventura.
In the story, a Genoese merchant was the protagonist of a great adventure.
In this context, 'genovès' classifies the merchant by his geographical association, identifying him as coming from Genoa.
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