This is the 5809th most frequent Catalan word.
genovès
Genovès: Genoese; related to Genoa or its people.
In this sentence, 'genovès' is used as an adjective to indicate the captain's origin, specifically Genoa, a city in Italy.
El vaixell era pilotat per un capità genovès.
The ship was piloted by a Genoese captain.
Here, 'genovès' describes the type of pesto, associating it with Genoa and emphasizing its culinary origin.
La recepta del pesto genovès és molt apreciada a tot el món.
The Genoese pesto recipe is highly appreciated worldwide.
In this context, 'genovès' classifies the merchant by his geographical association, identifying him as coming from Genoa.