linguine
or lin·gui·ni
[ ling-gwee-nee ]
/ lɪŋˈgwi ni /
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noun Italian Cooking.
a type of pasta in long, slender, flat strips.
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British Dictionary definitions for linguine
linguine
linguini
/ (lɪŋˈɡwiːnɪ) /
noun
a kind of pasta in the shape of thin flat strands
Word Origin for linguine
from Italian: small tongues
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