fettuccine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fettuccine, plural of fettuccina (literally “little ribbon”), diminutive of fettuccia, from fetta +‎ -uccia.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -iːni

Noun

fettuccine (usually uncountable, plural fettuccines)

1. Long, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle.

Related terms

• fettucce

Further reading

• fettuccine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Italian

Noun

fettuccine f

1. plural of fettuccina