fettuccine
[fet-uh-chee-nee; Italian fet-toot-chee-ne]
- pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
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Also fet·tuc·ci·ni [fet-uh-chee-nee] /ˌfɛt əˈtʃi ni/.
Origin of fettuccine
1910–15; < Italian, plural of fettuccina, diminutive of fettuccia, diminutive of fetta slice, ribbon < *offetta < Latin off(a) flour cake, lump of food + Italian -etta diminutive suffix (see -ette)
Usage note
See zucchini.
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Actually, it's more of a triumph of dehydration and fettuccine alfredo over the human body.
First and foremost, if you read the directions, your fettuccine should be done and resting by now.
Take a long, deep whiff of that aroma and ladle it over your warm fettuccine.
Cook the noodles or fettuccine according to the package directions and drain well.
Word Origin and History for fettuccine
n.
1922, from Italian fettuccine, plural of fettuccina, literally "little ribbon," diminutive of fetta "slice, ribbon" (see fetta).
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