Etymology

ditalini

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Today it means: short pasta tubes with ribbed sides Full definition →

Italian ditalini
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromditalini
  2. English todayditalini

From Italian ditalini, a diminutive of ditale (“thimble”).

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