noun

spaghetti

spaghetti

I love to eat spaghetti with meatballs.

I love to eat spaghetti with meatballs.

She is cooking spaghetti for dinner.

She is cooking spaghetti for dinner.

eat spaghetti to consume the pasta dish Let's eat spaghetti tonight.

Synonyms: pasta, noodles

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

Think of the long, thin strands like little strings ('spago'). It's a very common Italian loanword.

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