piatti
Americanplural noun
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piatto
singular
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Italian Cooking. the set of dishes, as on a menu, available for or constituting one course of a meal.
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Music. cymbals.
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It is understood that the cymbals play the same music as the bass drum unless the composer has written senza piatti over the part.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various
The instrument is played from the same part of the score as the bass drum, unless otherwise indicated by senza piatti, or piatti soli if the bass drum is to remain silent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
To an Italian, they're completely incomprehensible, because pasta is a primo piatto, a first course, and meat is a secondo, and never the twain shall meet.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2023
The highlight is Jonathan Benno’s imaginative “Bianco e Nero, piatto di pasta per due,” an indulgent pairing where guests share and compare a plate featuring white truffles and one with black for $65-$130.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 27, 2011
The most controversial departure by far is in the primo piatto, the first course, which follows the antipasto and is traditionally pasta or risotto.
From Time Magazine Archive
"That sounds like one of the puzzles of pronunciation like 'in un piatto poco cupo poco pepe pisto cape,'" laughed Maria Consuelo.
From Don Orsino by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
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