rigatoni

noun

rig·​a·​to·​ni ˌri-gə-ˈtō-nē How to pronounce rigatoni (audio)
: pasta made in short wide fluted tubes

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The whole-fish menu will include dishes such as salt-braked branzino, grilled Dover sole, and spicy lobster meatballs, as well as Carbone’s famed spicy rigatoni vodka. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 July 2025 The celebration also featured a taco station and, for the official menu, spicy rigatoni, baked salmon and filet mignon, per photos shared by the Rainbow Room. Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 June 2025 Dining here feels like eating at a friend's home—that is, if your friend could whip up a downright decadent vodka rigatoni. Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025 For the main course, roasted chicken and rigatoni were listed on the menu, which was decorated with red lipstick marks. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for rigatoni

Word History

Etymology

Italian, plural, from rigato furrowed, fluted, from past participle of rigare to furrow, flute, from riga line, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rīga line — more at row

First Known Use

circa 1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rigatoni was circa 1923

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“Rigatoni.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigatoni. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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