cavatelli
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- noun
- /ˌkævəˈtɛli/
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cavatelli
- Cavatelli with Lamb Ragu at Artusi
- cavatelli pasta
- cavatelli with sausage
- cavatelli and meatballs
Examples
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Could I have the cavatelli, but without the chanterelle?
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We also have homemade cavatelli with chanterelles and fiddlehead ferns.
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I made your chicken and cavatelli soup last night, and it was a big hit.
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Every day he comes in here and eats a plate of a cavatelli with three meatballs.
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Cavatelli?
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Cavatelli?
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I made your chicken and cavatelli soup last night, and it was a big hit.
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Cook 1 lb of cavatelli pasta according to package directions.
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We also have homemade cavatelli with chanterelles and fiddlehead ferns.
Synonyms
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Short tube-shaped pasta often used in salads and casseroles
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A short tube-shaped pasta often used in baked Italian dishes
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A short pasta shaped like a spiral that holds sauce well
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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
A type of pasta shaped like a small snail shell
A short tube-shaped pasta used in soups and salads
A small tube-shaped pasta used in soups and salads
A tube pasta like penne often baked with tomato sauce and cheese
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Cavatelli comes from the Italian cavatello, a small form of cavare which means 'to hollow'. Think of the English word cave, a hollow space, and that helps explain the pasta's small hollow or shell shape, so the name matches its look.