riggies

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noun

rigatoni pasta

“"Some places make riggies with penne pasta," Carlos interjected. "That is just not right. You must use rigatoni pasta for the riggies, which is how they got their name."”

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Meanings

nounriggies pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyrigatoni pasta
  2. pluralplural onlyChicken riggies, an Italian-American pasta dish made with rigatoni, chicken, and a spicy cream sauce.

    "Some places make riggies with penne pasta," Carlos interjected. "That is just not right. You must use rigatoni pasta for the riggies, which is how they got their name."

  3. pluralplural onlyAny variation on the chicken riggies dish, possibly omitting chicken as an ingredient.

Origin

From rigatoni + -ie + -s.

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Chicago

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

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