cavatappi

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Italian cavatappi

Noun[edit]

cavatappi (uncountable)

  1. A type of pasta in the form of spiral macaroni.

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verb-object compound, composed of cava (“to extract, to pull out”) +‎ tappi (“corks”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

cavatappi m

  1. corkscrew
  2. a type of pasta in the form of spiral macaroni

Further reading[edit]

cavatappi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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