Meanings
nouncapellini (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of angel hair (“type of pasta”).
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Origin
- Italiancapellini
- Englishcapellini
1950s, borrowed from Italian capellini (literally “thin hair”), originally a diminutive of capelli (“hair”).
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Rhymes with capellini
bikinimartinibeanieLamborghiniSweeneygenieSantorinizucchiniteenyGiniFeeneypyreneSelenetankiniqueeniemonokiniwahinelinguinefettuccineskenecrostiniCyrenebandiniweeny
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capellini. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capellini
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“capellini.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capellini. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capellini,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capellini.
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