rigatoni
- noun
- /ˌrɪɡəˈtoʊni/
- All right, let's try the spicy shrimp Rigatoni that is Skinnylicious.
- rigatoni pasta
- rigatoni alla vodka
- rigatoni with Bolognese sauce
I'm gonna do the Rigatoni and then the big man's gonna get a sirloin.
- I'm gonna do the Rigatoni and then the big man's gonna get a sirloin.
Examples
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I love a good Rigatoni that has sausage and peas mixed in like a thick creamy tomato sauce.
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Portion sizes were perfect: two meatballs and two sausages filled our plates, which overflowed with carefully crafted spicy marinara covering a generous portion of rigatoni.
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I was eating a plate of rigatoni.
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I'll also have rigatoni and meatballs.
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Oh, do you want, um... penne or rigatoni?
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Something like rigatoni quattro formaggi?
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Maeve stirred her rigatoni vigorously.
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We're having osso buco, escarole and beans... and rigatoni with lobster sauce.
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I was enjoying a delicious plate of rigatoni topped with rich marinara sauce.
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For dinner, we had rigatoni with creamy Alfredo sauce and grilled chicken.
Synonyms
Food made from wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, shaped into pieces and boiled, often served with sauce
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Rigatoni comes from the Italian rigato, from riga meaning 'line' or 'ridge', so the name literally means 'ridged' tubes. Those ridges help sauce stick to the pasta, which is why you often see rigatoni served with thick or chunky sauces.