rigatoni

American  

[rig-uh-toh-nee] / ˌrɪg əˈtoʊ ni /

noun

1. a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.

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rigatoni British  

/ ˌrɪɡəˈtəʊnɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of rigatoni

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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Example Sentences

He sat back down to his plate of Mrs. Ellsworth’s famous rigatoni and picked up his fork.

From Literature

I spin around and get busy opening three boxes of rigatoni and cheese.

From Literature

Your third-grader happily plows through a plate of rigatoni with meat sauce, one of the few meals he will eat without protest, blissfully unaware that extra vegetables have been blended in for structural support.

From Salon

I paired it with rigatoni, Italian sausage, some toasted bread crumbs and a dollop of ricotta.

From Salon

Varieties range from classic durum-wheat spaghetti to heart-shaped rigatoni and whole-wheat striped bow ties.

From The Wall Street Journal

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