spaghetti
noun
spa·ghet·ti
spə-ˈge-tē 
1
: pasta made in thin solid strings
2
: insulating tubing typically of varnished cloth or of plastic for covering bare wire or holding insulated wires together
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Scientists have created the world's thinnest spaghetti – though diners should not be expecting to find it on their plates any time soon.
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Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
To mix metaphors as badly as this doc overcomplicates Combs’ case by tackling the topic too early and from too many angles, this research is so disorganized that the story resembles something akin to deranged lobbyists throwing spaghetti at the wall through a shotgun.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
The summer menu, for example, showcased Sicily with regional specialties like Palermo-style smoked swordfish rolls while the autumn menu will celebrate Umbria with seafood spaghetti.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Why do spaghetti, linguine, and penne get to have all the fun?
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
To mix metaphors as badly as this doc overcomplicates Combs’ case by tackling the topic too early and from too many angles, this research is so disorganized that the story resembles something akin to deranged lobbyists throwing spaghetti at the wall through a shotgun.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
The summer menu, for example, showcased Sicily with regional specialties like Palermo-style smoked swordfish rolls while the autumn menu will celebrate Umbria with seafood spaghetti.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Get The Recipe Beefy Baked Ravioli With Spinach and Cheese
Why do spaghetti, linguine, and penne get to have all the fun?
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Spaghetti.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaghetti. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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spaghetti
noun
spa·ghet·ti
spə-ˈget-ē
: a food made chiefly of a mixture of flour and water dried in the form of thin solid strings
Etymology
from Italian spaghetti "pasta made in long strings," from spaghetti, plural of spaghetto "little string," from spago "string"
Word Origin
The Italian word spago means "cord, string." The suffix -etto in Italian, like the suffix -ette in English, means "little one." Added together, spago and -etto become spaghetto, which means "little string." "Little string" describes very well the shape of a strand of spaghetti. The word spaghetti is actually the plural form of spaghetto.
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