pappardelle

[ pap-er-del-ee, ‐del-ey ]

noun
  1. flat pasta cut in wide strips.

Origin of pappardelle

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; from Italian; plural of pappardella, probably derivative of pappare “to gobble up”

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pappardelle

/ (ˌpæpɑːˈdɛlɪ) /


noun
  1. a type of pasta in the form of broad ribbons

Origin of pappardelle

1
C20: Italian, from pappare to devour

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