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chiocciole

chiocciole

9.9
A type of pasta shaped like a small snail shell
  • noun
translation icon : chiocciole
  • The restaurant serves homemade chiocciole tossed with fresh pesto and cherry tomatoes.

Examples

  • She prefers using chiocciole instead of penne in her baked pasta recipes.

  • Have you tried chiocciole at the new Italian restaurant?

  • I made a creamy cheese sauce to go with the chiocciole for dinner.

  • I love to eat chiocciole with tomato sauce.

  • The restaurant serves homemade chiocciole tossed with fresh pesto and cherry tomatoes.

  • She prefers using chiocciole instead of penne in her baked pasta recipes.

  • I made a creamy cheese sauce to go with the chiocciole for dinner.

Synonyms

cavatelli
vschiocciole
1 7.6

A small pasta shaped like a shell from southern Italy

is used across many Italian dishes rather than tied to one region

Surface Forms

chiocciole singular
chiocciole plural

Etymology

Chiocciole comes from the Italian chiocciola, which means 'snail'. So the pasta called chiocciole is named because it looks like a 'snail shell'.