fettuccine
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3.2
- noun
- /ˌfɛtəˈtʃini/
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fettuccine
- Saturday was salmon and fettuccine in a tomato cream sauce.
- fresh fettuccine
- cook fettuccine
- boil fettuccine
I had myself authentic fettuccine Alfredo.
- I had myself authentic fettuccine Alfredo.
Examples
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For dinner, I prepared a delicious dish of fettuccine with marinara sauce and garlic bread.
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Everyone feasted on the cold lobster-and-dill fettuccine, poached salmon, red pepper confit, and wild rice salad.
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And you can use fettuccine along with pasta.
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And the portly guy is saying, hey, like, fettuccine is being served down in the restaurant.
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Today we are making the original recipe for Fettuccine Alfredo.
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I had myself authentic fettuccine Alfredo.
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You might try making fettuccine Alfredo as a side dish.
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Fettuccine Alfredo, that sounds good.
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And I've always wanted to try shrimp fettuccine.
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The velvety fettuccine was bathed in a rich cheese sauce studded with carrots, onions, broccoli, and luscious sun-dried tomatoes.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
255
1.0
Food made from wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, shaped into pieces and boiled, often served with sauce
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3.4
A long flat pasta shaped like wide ribbons and served with sauce
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7.0
Long flat strips of pasta usually served with a sauce
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7.5
Wide, flat Italian pasta that holds rich sauces well
Compounds
How Wide
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7.5
9
3.2
3
7.0
8
2.8
153
1.0
3
4.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word fettuccine comes from the Italian fetta ('slice') plus an ending -uccine that makes it 'little'. So fettuccine literally means 'little slices' or 'small ribbons', which explains why this pasta is flat, thick, ribbon-like strips.