acini di pepe

noun

pasta in very small pieces

Meanings

nounacini di pepe pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlypasta in very small pieces

Origin

  1. Italianacini di pepe
  2. Englishacini di pepe

From Italian acini di pepe, literally "peppercorns."

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