spaghetti western

noun

, Informal.

1. a low-budget western movie shot in Italy or Spain, usually with Italian actors and an American star.

spaghetti western

noun

1. a cowboy film about the American West made, esp by an Italian director, in Europe

Word History and Origins

Origin of spaghetti western¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The show opened with a bang: twangy, spaghetti-Western music; girls in Rodarte's signature spaghetti knits.

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