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pappardelle

pappardelle

1 7.5
Wide, flat Italian pasta that holds rich sauces well
  • noun
  • /ˌpæpərˈdɛli/
translation icon : pappardelle
  • At the restaurant, I enjoyed the pappardelle served with a rich mushroom sauce.
  • pappardelle pasta
  • pappardelle with sauce
  • mushroom pappardelle

Examples

  • For dinner, we had homemade pappardelle paired with a delicious lamb ragu.

  • Pappardelle with ragu of rabbit, ...and linguini with clams.

  • One pappardelle, one foie gras, one halibut, one pigeon.

  • Nearly everyone has a passionately held opinion on where the city's best pizza is, where the best place to get gelato is, or who makes the best pappardelle al cinghiale (wild boar ragu).

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  • The chef recommended the pappardelle topped with a creamy Alfredo sauce and fresh herbs.

Synonyms

pasta
vspappardelle
255 1.0

Food made from wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, shaped into pieces and boiled, often served with sauce

is a specific very wide flat shape usually served with rich sauces
linguini
vspappardelle
  • US
13 3.1

Long, narrow, flat pasta shaped like thin ribbons

is much wider and usually served with heavier, richer sauces
fettuccine
vspappardelle
9 3.2

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

is wider and usually paired with richer, heavier sauces
linguine
vspappardelle
8 2.8

A long, flat pasta like thin ribbons used in Italian cooking

is much wider and usually served with heavier, richer sauces
fettuccini
vspappardelle
3 3.4

A long flat pasta shaped like wide ribbons and served with sauce

is wider and usually paired with richer, heavier sauces
tagliatelle
vspappardelle
3 7.0

Long flat strips of pasta usually served with a sauce

is wider and usually paired with richer, heavier sauces
tagliarini
vspappardelle
8.1

A long flat Italian pasta thinner than tagliatelle

is wider and usually paired with richer, heavier sauces

How Wide

pappardelle
1 7.5
fettuccine
9 3.2
linguine
8 2.8
spaghetti
153 1.0
capellini
3 4.1

Surface Forms

pappardelle singular
pappardelles plural

Etymology

Pappardelle comes from the Italian verb pappare, which means 'to gobble up' or eat quickly, and from pappa, meaning 'soft food' or 'pap'. So, pappardelle are wide noodles you might 'gobble' up, and their large flat shape helps them hold rich sauces.