Meanings
plural tagliatelles · singular tagliatella · alternative uncommon tagliatelli
- plural normallyuncountableusuallyLong, flat ribbons of egg pasta, originally from Emilia-Romagna, sliced from a rolled-out sheet.
When the tagliatelle are al dente, drain thoroughly and transfer to a warm bowl.
1985, Fred Plotkin, “[Recipes] Emilia-Romagna”, in The Authentic Pasta Book: Regional Italian Recipes for Great Classic and Contemporary Dishes From Great Chefs and Fine Home Cooks, New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 1824 more examples
And the tagliatelle are topped with shrimp and accompanied by a plate of good hot French bread made before your eyes in the restaurant’s small glass-walled bakery.
1992, Clint Hall, Tokyo Dining Out: A Budget Restaurant Guide, Tokyo: The Japan Times, →ISBN, page 25Stir the ham into the sauce; if the tagliatelle are not quite ready, remove the ham and the peas from the heat.
1993, Sarah Freeman, “Pasta with Sauces”, in The Student Pasta Cook Book: Eating Well Without Mixer, Microwave or Money, London: Collins & Brown, →ISBN, page 82Fry gently over a low heat, stirring from time to time, until the tagliatelle are ready (it’s fine if the beans go slightly fuzzy at the edges, just as long as they don’t burn!).
2001, Sophie Grigson, “[Pasta, Rice and Grains] Pasta”, in The Complete Sophie Grigson Cookbook: Over 440 Classic Recipes from Sophie Grigson, London: BBC Worldwide Limited, →ISBN, page 284“Hi, honey. If you have a sec, could you pick up a few things for dinner? Well, I was thinking some tagliatelle from that restaurant in Rome, and maybe that wine from Provence, the rosé. Yeah. Thanks, sweetie. Love you.”
2021 April 8, Christine Lavaf, “That Actually Hurt” (31:09 from the start), in Invincible, season 1, episode 5, spoken by Debbie Grayson (Sandra Oh)
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Italian tagliatelle, from tagliare (“to cut”). * In Italian, -gli(a)- is pronounced /ʎ-/, which can be approximated in English by /lj-/; the pronunciation with /ɡ/ is a spelling pronunciation. * In English, the final vowel is most often /i/, and only rarely /eɪ/ (the expected approximation of Italian /e/, as in e.g. bersagliere), probably due to the prevalence of Italian terms ending in /i/ (cavatelli, ravioli, etc).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 寬麵條 /宽面条
- 寬麵條 /宽面条 (kuān miàntiáo)flat ribbons of pasta
Czech široké nudle, tagliatelle
- široké nudleflat ribbons of pasta
- tagliatelleflat ribbons of pasta
Danish tagliatelle, båndspagetti
- tagliatelleflat ribbons of pasta
- båndspagettiflat ribbons of pasta
Finnish tagliatelle
- tagliatelleflat ribbons of pasta
French tagliatelles
- tagliatellesflat ribbons of pasta
German Bandnudel, Tagliatelle
- Bandnudelflat ribbons of pasta
- Tagliatelleflat ribbons of pasta
Greek χυλοπίτες, ταλιατέλες
- χυλοπίτες (chylopítes)flat ribbons of pasta
- ταλιατέλες (taliatéles)flat ribbons of pasta
Italian tagliatelle
- tagliatelleflat ribbons of pasta
Japanese タリアテッレ, タッリャテッレ
- タリアテッレ (tariaterre)flat ribbons of pasta
- タッリャテッレ (tarryaterre)flat ribbons of pasta
- タッギャテッレ (taggyaterre)flat ribbons of pasta
Korean 탈리아텔레
- 탈리아텔레 (talliatelle)flat ribbons of pasta
Norwegian Bokmål båndspagetti
- båndspagettiflat ribbons of pasta
Polish tagliatelle
- tagliatelleflat ribbons of pasta
Russian тальяте́лле
- тальяте́лле (talʹjatélle)flat ribbons of pasta
Swedish bandspagetti, bandspaghetti
- bandspagettiflat ribbons of pasta
- bandspaghettiflat ribbons of pasta
- bandmakaronerflat ribbons of pasta
- tagliatelleflat ribbons of pasta
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tagliatelle
Cite this entry
tagliatelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tagliatelle
“tagliatelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tagliatelle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tagliatelle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tagliatelle.
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