spaghetti

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Italian (see Italian etymology below)

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: spəgĕtʹē, IPA: /spəˈɡɛti/, SAMPA: /sp@"gEti/
• Rhymes: -ɛti

[edit] Noun

spaghetti (uncountable; an individual strand is called a piece of spaghetti or a strand of spaghetti, or rarely spaghetto, derived from the Italian form)

1. A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.
2. (in singular: strand of spaghetti) an individual piece of spaghetti
3. A dish that has spaghetti as a main part of it, such as spaghetti bolognese.
4. Informally, any type of pasta.
5. Electrical insulating tubing.
6. Anything tangled or confusing.
7. A short form of spaghetti code.

[edit] Derived terms

• Flying Spaghetti Monster
• spaghetti bolognese
• spaghetti code
• spaghettification
• spaghetti junction
• spaghetti straps
• spaghetti western

[edit] Related terms

• spaghettini
• spaghettoni

[edit] Translations

informally: any type of pasta See pasta

spaghetti code See spaghetti code

[edit] See also

• noodle
• pasta
• spag
• s'ghetti

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Italian (see Italian etymology below)

[edit] Noun

spaghetti m. (plural spaghettis)

1. (usually in plural spaghettis) spaghetti
2. strand of spaghetti

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

Plural of spaghetto, diminutive of spago, cord, string, from Latin spagus, string.

[edit] Noun

spaghetti m plural (singular spaghetto)

1. spaghetti
2. fine strings

[edit] Related terms

• spaghettata
• spaghetteria
• spaghettini