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eliche

/ eˈlike /

noun

  1. pasta in the form of spirals

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eliche1

Italian: literally, propellers
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Example Sentences

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In one corner stood Leonardo’s helicopter, which resembled the eliche propellers we had eaten that first day.

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We ordered three pastas, including eliche with fresh ricotta and wild fennel.

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Eliche means propeller in Italian; the pasta is shaped like a spiral, or the path a propeller would make in the water.

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Suddenly Holt held his fork aloft, eliche skewered on its tongs.

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Elyk, Eliche, alike, 182, 2452.

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