min ‧ e ‧ stro ‧ ne /ˌmɪnəˈstrəʊni◂, ˌmɪnɪˈstrəʊni◂ $ -ˈstroʊ-/ BrE AmE ( also ˌminestrone ˈsoup ) noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: Latin ministrare 'to serve' ]
a type of soup containing vegetables and small pieces of ↑ pasta