noun

spaghetti

spaghetti

I love eating spaghetti bolognese.

I love eating spaghetti bolognese.

Cook the spaghetti for ten minutes.

Cook the spaghetti for ten minutes.

((uncountable noun)) spaghetti I'm cooking some spaghetti.

Synonyms: pasta, noodles

From Italian 'spaghetto', which is a diminutive of 'spago', meaning 'thin string' or 'twine'.

Picture little strings ('spago' in Italian) of pasta on your plate. The word sounds distinctly Italian.

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