cacio e pepe

noun

A pasta dish made from tonnarelli, pici, spaghetti, or other pasta with finely grated pecorino and pepper.

OriginItalian cacio e pepe →
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Meanings

nouncacio e pepe (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA pasta dish made from tonnarelli, pici, spaghetti, or other pasta with finely grated pecorino and pepper.

Origin

  1. Italiancacio e pepe
  2. Englishcacio e pepe

Unadapted borrowing from Italian cacio e pepe.

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