tonnarelli

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noun

A form of egg pasta resembling spaghetti but with a square cross-section

OriginItalian tonnarelli →
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Meanings

nountonnarelli (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of egg pasta resembling spaghetti but with a square cross-section

    When you add the spaghetti or tonnarelli, she says, “test it as you cook, so it’s al dente; in Rome we don’t like pasta mushy.”

    2015 September 11, Taras Grescoe, “When in Rome, Learn to Cook Italian”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Italiantonnarelli
  2. Englishtonnarelli

From Italian tonnarelli.

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Chicago

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