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farfalle

farfalle

1 6.3
A pasta shaped like small bows with a pinched middle and wavy edges
  • noun
  • /fɑrˈfɑleɪ/
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  • To make a delicious pasta salad, use farfalle and mix it with cherry tomatoes and basil.
  • farfalle pasta
  • farfalle (bow)
  • farfalle with Tomato

Examples

  • Farfalle, otherwise known as butterfly or bow-tie shaped pasta...

    Larry Crowne (2011)

  • Boil the farfalle for about 10 minutes until it's tender but still firm.

  • 1/2 (16 oz) box whole wheat farfalle (bow-tie) pasta

    Blog text (28)

  • He prepared a creamy sauce to serve over the farfalle for a comforting dinner.

Synonyms

bowtie pasta
vsfarfalle
3.2

A type of pasta shaped like a small bow tie that holds sauce well

uses the insect comparison rather than the tie comparison

Surface Forms

farfalle singular
farfalles plural

Etymology

Farfalle comes from the Italian word farfalla, which means 'butterfly'. The pasta looks like small butterflies or little bow ties, so the name helps you remember its shape.