vongole

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UK/ˈvɒŋɡɒleɪ/US/ˈvɑŋɡəleɪ/

adjective

Said of pasta served in a sauce with clams and other ingredients, such as olive oil and tomatoes.

OriginItalian alle vongole →
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Meanings

adjectivevongole (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepostpositionalusuallySaid of pasta served in a sauce with clams and other ingredients, such as olive oil and tomatoes.

    Got my pasta vongole with giant clams. And then a Vespa ride with you. You're wearing the shirt that I gave you. You made my Italian dream come true.

    2022 November 6, Mike White, “Italian Dream”, in Mike White, director, The White Lotus, season 2, episode 2, spoken by Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge), via HBO

Origin

  1. Italianalle vongole“with clams”
  2. Englishvongole

From Italian alle vongole (“with clams”). See vongola.

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APA

vongole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vongole

MLA

“vongole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vongole. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vongole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vongole.

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