spaghetti

[ spuh-get-ee ]

noun

1. a white, starchy pasta of Italian origin that is made in the form of long strings, boiled, and served with any of a variety of meat, tomato, or other sauces.
2. Electricity. an insulating tubing of small diameter into which bare wire can be slipped.

spaghetti

/ spəˈɡɛtɪ /

noun

1. pasta in the form of long strings

Usage Note

See zucchini.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spaghetti¹

1885–90; < Italian, plural of spaghetto, diminutive of spago thin rope < Late Latin spacus twine, probably < Greek sphákos long-threaded lichen

Word History and Origins

Origin of spaghetti¹

C19: from Italian: little cords, from spago a cord

Example Sentences

The future congressman also had some spaghetti but no sauce.

From The Daily Beast

A lot of spaghetti with marinara-type sauces are made with the packaged meats.

From The Daily Beast

The ochre spaghetti you get looks steampunk, but tastes just fine.

From The Daily Beast

Another shovels strings of rubber bands into his mouth like spaghetti, provoking more caterwauling from the judges.

From The Daily Beast

And he bore an uncannily resemblance to the spaghetti monster sketch.

From The Daily Beast

Gatti watched the fat, red faced man wielding fork and knife, eating the spaghetti with great relish.

From Project Gutenberg

La Villari had just begun her luncheon, and the spaghetti al burro e formaggio lay in a goodly heap of pale gold on her plate.

From Project Gutenberg

Italian opera was made possible by the discovery of spaghetti, the serpentine food that produces coloratura tissue.

From Project Gutenberg

There were cold raw oysters, bits of ice, thistles, cooked spaghetti and plain granulated sugar.

From Project Gutenberg

Boil a pound of spaghetti in three quarts of water and a little salt.

From Project Gutenberg

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