farfalle

far·fal·le
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UK/fɑːˈfæleɪ/UK/fɑːˈfæli/US/fɑɹˈfɑleɪ/US/fɑɹˈfɑli/

noun

pasta in the shape of butterflies or bow ties

Similar
bowtie pasta
OriginItalian farfalle →
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Meanings

noun
  1. pasta in the shape of butterflies or bow ties

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpasta shaped with scalloped edges and pinched in the middle, suggestive of a bow tie

Similar
bowtie pasta
Broader
pastaalimentary paste

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italianfarfalle
  2. Italianfarfalle
  3. Englishfarfalle

Borrowed from Italian farfalle (“butterflies; bow ties; farfalle pasta”).

More words from Italian

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Translations

Catalan llacet
  • llacettype of pasta
Finnish perhospasta
  • perhospastatype of pasta
Indonesian farfale
  • farfaletype of pasta
Italian farfalle
  • farfalletype of pasta
Japanese ファルファーレ
  • ファルファーレ (farufāre)type of pasta
Polish farfalle
  • farfalletype of pasta
Russian фарфа́лле
  • фарфа́лле (farfálle)type of pasta
Vietnamese mì bươm bướm
  • mì bươm bướmtype of pasta

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with farfalle

valleyRaleighrallyAliBalisallyballetmalialleyfinaleDalyvalettallyCaliCalaisgalleykaliballymalletDiwaliHalleymalleechallisdally
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Cite this entry
APA

farfalle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farfalle

MLA

“farfalle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farfalle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “farfalle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farfalle.

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