Meanings
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of pasghetti.
Adults have long been amused by children's cute mispronunciation of "spaghetti" as "pisketti."
2005 October 31, Mark Miller, “Kids Who Say 'Pisketti' Are Correct!”, in Weekly World News, volume 27, number 84 more examples
In speaking to children, the clinician should be alert for such common expressive errors as aminal (animal), pisketti (spaghetti), ...
1979, Joseph D Noshpitz, Justin D Call, Basic Handbook of Child Psychiatry: Development"They didn't even have pisketti." "Spaghetti," Pamela corrected her before addressing the Prescotts.
2000, Judith Arnold, Cry UncleThe other way you could always tell was that he loved pisketti noodles, but they'd always attack him and tangle him up in themselves. Then he finally learned how to fight 'em up real good and teach 'em who was boss!
2002, Jane Landis, “For Bitsy - finally, a gourmet meal!”, in alt.pets.hamsters (Usenet)Vivian says as they enter the cider factory: 'We'll have pisketti for lunch.' He reverts to his child self, trying to recuperate the family that he lacked.
2008, Carole Zucker, The cinema of Neil Jordan: dark carnival
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pisketti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pisketti
“pisketti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pisketti. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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