pappardelle

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UK/ˌpæpɑːˈdɛleɪ/US/ˌpæpɑɹˈdɛleɪ/US/pæpəɹˈdɛl/

noun

A broad form of fettuccine, or a narrow form of lasagne, traditionally eaten with a meat sauce (especially one made with hare).

OriginItalian pappardelle →
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Meanings

nounpappardelle pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA broad form of fettuccine, or a narrow form of lasagne, traditionally eaten with a meat sauce (especially one made with hare).

    Place the pappardelle (the strips of paste) on a hot dish, grate a little Parmesan cheese over them, add the hare condiment, and serve hot.

    1899, Janet Ross, “Pappardelle with Hare”, in Leaves from Our Tuscan Kitchen or How to Cook Vegetables, London: J[oseph] M[alaby] Dent and Co., 29 & 30 Bedford Street, W.C., →OCLC, page 66
    2 more examples

    In season one can enjoy spitted and skewered versions of such appetizing game as Larks (Allodoline), Thrushes (Tordi), Pheasant (Fagiano), and Partridges (Pernice), or the popular wide noodles with game or hare sauce known as Pappardelle.

    [1957], Richard Hammond, George Martin, Eating in Italy: A Pocket Guide to Italian Food and Restaurants, New York, N.Y.: Scribner, →OCLC, page 83, column 1

    For the table a big platter of artichoke alla giudia, prosciutto with melon, and eggplant with ricotta affumicata. Then spaghetti alla carbonara, pappardelle with ragu of rabbit, and linguini with clams.

    2010 August 13, Ryan Murphy, Jennifer Salt, 44:36 from the start, in Eat Pray Love

Origin

  1. Italianpappardelle
  2. Englishpappardelle

Borrowed from Italian pappardelle, plural of pappardella, from pappare (“to gobble up, tuck into (food)”).

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Translations

Catalan pappardelle
  • pappardellebroad form of fettuccine
Danish pappardelle
  • pappardellebroad form of fettuccine
Dutch pappardelle
  • pappardellebroad form of fettuccine
French pappardelle
  • pappardellebroad form of fettuccine
German pappardelle
  • pappardellebroad form of fettuccine
Italian pappardelle
  • pappardellebroad form of fettuccine
Japanese パッパルデッレ
  • パッパルデッレ (papparuderre)broad form of fettuccine
Korean 파파르델레
  • 파파르델레 (papareudelle)broad form of fettuccine
Norwegian pappardelle
  • pappardellebroad form of fettuccine
Portuguese pappardelle
  • pappardellebroad form of fettuccine
Russian паппарде́лле
  • паппарде́лле (pappardélle)broad form of fettuccine
Spanish pappardelle
  • pappardellebroad form of fettuccine
Cite this entry
APA

pappardelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pappardelle

MLA

“pappardelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pappardelle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pappardelle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pappardelle.

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