strozzapreti

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noun

An elongated form of hand-rolled pasta.

OriginItalian strozzapreti →
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Meanings

nounstrozzapreti (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecookingAn elongated form of hand-rolled pasta.

    1 pound orecchiette, strozzapreti or other small macaroni

    2007 February 7, “Recipe: Pasta With Wild Boar Sausage and Kale”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Italianstrozzapreti
  2. Englishstrozzapreti

From Italian strozzapreti (literally “priest-choker”).

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