rigatoni

[ rig-uh-toh-nee ]
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noun
  1. a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.

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1925–30; <Italian (noun plural), equivalent to rigat(o) furrowed, lined, striped (past participle of rigare, derivative of riga a line <Langobardic *rīga) + -oni plural augmentative suffix

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rigatoni

/ (ˌrɪɡəˈtəʊnɪ) /


noun
  1. macaroni in the form of short ridged often slightly curved pieces

Origin of rigatoni

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C20: Italian, plural of rigato, from rigare to draw lines, make stripes, from riga a line, of Germanic origin

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