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fettuccini

fettuccini

3 3.4
A long flat pasta shaped like wide ribbons and served with sauce
  • noun
  • /ˌfɛtəˈtʃini/
translation icon : fettuccini
  • She enjoyed a delicious plate of fettuccini garnished with parsley.
  • fettuccini Alfredo

Examples

  • That fettuccini was sensational.

  • I'll make some fettuccini.

  • Did you bring any of my favorite fettuccini this time?

  • 1 box of fettuccini pasta

    Blog text (12)
  • And some mozzarella and fettuccini,

  • "Heavenly Fettuccini and Moon Pie.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Pink Fettuccini Alfredo with Chicken and Capers

    Blog text (12)
  • Imagine sitting down to what you think is going to be a lovely, romantic dinner and then realizing that he invited the entire population of the 7-Eleven parking lot to enjoy his perfectly cooked Fettuccini Alfredo and meatless balls.

    Blog text (9)
  • A few new dishes to be debuted include fettuccini Bolognese, Maine sea scallops, and dolce Gorgonzola.

    Blog text (21)
  • I ordered the fettuccini with marinara sauce for dinner last night.

Synonyms

fettuccine
vsfettuccini
9 3.2

A flat, thick pasta in wide strips often served with sauce

is the same meaning but spelled in an alternate form
tagliatelle
vsfettuccini
3 7.0

Long flat strips of pasta usually served with a sauce

emphasizes being wider than linguine rather than serving context
bavette
vsfettuccini
8.9

A thin cut of beef from the side of the cow or a flat pasta like a ribbon

refers only to the pasta ribbons, not the meat sense

How Wide

pappardelle
1 7.5
tagliatelle
3 7.0
fettuccini
3 3.4
linguine
8 2.8
spaghetti
153 1.0
capellini
3 4.1

Surface Forms

fettuccini singular
fettuccinis plural

Etymology

Fettuccini comes from Italian, where fettucce means 'little ribbons' and comes from fetta 'slice'. That's why fettuccini refers to long, flat pasta 'ribbons' that are wider than linguine.