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penne

penne

9 2.4
A short tube pasta with slanted ends often served with sauce
  • noun
  • /ˈpɛn.eɪ/
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  • The restaurant's signature dish is penne served with homemade marinara sauce.
  • penne pasta
  • penne with tomato sauce
  • cooked penne

That is the perfect penne pasta.

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Examples

  • My dad made a wonderful penne pasta combined with asparagus and shrimp, sauce, and lots of flavoring as one of his three daily specials.

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  • Penne with pesto and cherry tomatoes

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  • That is the perfect penne pasta.

  • Add the penne and cook according to the package directions.

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  • From the Mediterranean cuisine, the Penne Rosa is a popular choice.

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  • Served with a spicy tomato cream sauce, penne pasta, mushrooms, tomato, spinach, and wine, the Penne Rosa has a kick to it for people who enjoy spicy food.

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  • For dinner, I decided to prepare a creamy sauce to serve over penne pasta.

  • You can make a delicious salad by adding roasted vegetables to cold penne.

Synonyms

mostaccioli
vspenne
  • US
9.9

A tube pasta like penne often baked with tomato sauce and cheese

is similar but mainly served with sauce rather than baked

How Big

lasagna
  • US
23 1.5
rigatoni
5 3.7
penne
9 2.4
orecchiette
1 8.9
orzo
2 7.0

Surface Forms

penne singular
penne plural

Etymology

Penne comes from the Italian word penna, which means 'feather' or 'quill' and is the same root as the English word pen. The pasta was named because each short tube is cut at an angled tip like a quill, so the shape helps it 'hold' sauce.