fettuccine
[ fet-uh-chee-nee; Italian fet-toot-chee-ne ]
/ ˌfɛt əˈtʃi ni; Italian ˌfɛt tutˈtʃi nɛ /
noun (used with a singular or plural verb)
pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
QUIZZES
DIVE INTO THIS BALMY SUMMERTIME SPELLING QUIZ
Do you often fall under the spell of the summer season? See if you can really spell your way through it with this quiz of popular summertime words.
Question 1 of 12
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 for fettuccine
See zucchini.
Words nearby fettuccine
fetterbush, fetterlock, fettle, fettler, fettling, fettuccine, fettuccine alfredo, fettucine, fetus, fetus papyraceus, feu
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for fettuccine
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.