spaghettini
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- noun
- /spəˌɡɛtˈini/
- Spaghetti, spaghettini, maccaroni, canneloni, rigatoni, tortellini... fettuccine, manecotti, gnocchi.
- spaghettini with walnuts
- thin spaghettini
Examples
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To prepare a quick meal, boil water and add the spaghettini for 6 to 8 minutes.
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Spaghettini del Al Pacino!
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For dinner, I decided to make a simple dish with spaghettini and fresh tomato sauce.
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You can toss the cooked spaghettini with olive oil, garlic, and herbs for a tasty side dish.
Synonyms
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Food made from wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, shaped into pieces and boiled, often served with sauce
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A long thin pasta served with sauce
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A long thin strip of pasta cooked in hot water
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Short tube-shaped pasta often used in salads and casseroles
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Long, narrow, flat pasta shaped like thin ribbons
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A short tube pasta with slanted ends often served with sauce
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A flat, thick pasta in wide strips often served with sauce
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A long, flat pasta like thin ribbons used in Italian cooking
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A short tube-shaped pasta often used in baked Italian dishes
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Large pasta tubes filled with cheese or meat and baked in tomato sauce
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A short tube pasta with ridges that holds sauce well
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A large pasta tube filled with meat or cheese and baked in sauce
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Small ring-shaped pasta filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables
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A very thin Italian pasta like fine noodles often served with light sauces
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A long flat pasta shaped like wide ribbons and served with sauce
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A short pasta shaped like a spiral that holds sauce well
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A long thin pasta like very thin spaghetti
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Long flat strips of pasta usually served with a sauce
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Wide flat pasta sheets that you use to make layered baked dishes
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Wide, flat Italian pasta that holds rich sauces well
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A small pasta shaped like a shell from southern Italy
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A pasta shaped like small bows with a pinched middle and wavy edges
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A short spiral pasta that holds sauce well and people put in salads and pasta dishes
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A small round Italian pasta shaped like a little ear
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A type of pasta shaped like a small bow tie that holds sauce well
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Very small pieces of pasta often cooked in soup for young children or sick people
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A short tube-shaped pasta used in soups and salads
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A tube pasta like penne often baked with tomato sauce and cheese
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A small tube-shaped pasta used in soups and salads
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A long flat Italian pasta thinner than tagliatelle
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A very thin Italian pasta like spaghetti but finer
Very thin pasta used in light soups because it cooks quickly
How Thin
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spaghettini comes from Italian and is related to spaghetti, which comes from spaghetto meaning 'little string'. The ending -ini makes it 'even smaller' or 'thinner', so spaghettini is the thinner kind of spaghetti and that is why it cooks faster and feels lighter.