spaghetti
a white, starchy pasta of Italian origin that is made in the form of long strings, boiled, and served with any of a variety of meat, tomato, or other sauces.
Electricity. an insulating tubing of small diameter into which bare wire can be slipped.
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How to appreciate spaghetti squash without always pretending it’s pastaHoney Mustard Glazed Salmon With Endive and Green Apple Salad.
A week’s worth of healthful recipes to jump-start your cooking in the new year | Becky Krystal | January 2, 2021 | Washington PostWe often had spaghetti with mushrooms, which he called “shroons.”
Five Scientists on the Heroes Who Changed Their Lives - Issue 93: Forerunners | Alan Lightman, Hope Jahren, Robert Sapolsky, | December 2, 2020 | NautilusStir in the basil and serve over the roasted spaghetti squash.
This vegan Bolognese is full of familiar, comforting flavors | Joe Yonan | November 8, 2020 | Washington PostSo as the day wore on I joined a crowd on the roof of a restaurant and they fed us spaghetti.
This difference in gravity’s pull stretches the object into a thin string, like a piece of spaghetti.
The future congressman also had some spaghetti but no sauce.
Kerry Bentivolio: The Congressman Who Believes in Santa Claus | Ben Jacobs | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA lot of spaghetti with marinara-type sauces are made with the packaged meats.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison | Daniel Genis | June 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe ochre spaghetti you get looks steampunk, but tastes just fine.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison | Daniel Genis | June 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother shovels strings of rubber bands into his mouth like spaghetti, provoking more caterwauling from the judges.
The Most Depressing Show on Earth: Amongst the Clowns of Newark | Lizzie Crocker | March 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd he bore an uncannily resemblance to the spaghetti monster sketch.
Gatti watched the fat, red faced man wielding fork and knife, eating the spaghetti with great relish.
La Villari had just begun her luncheon, and the spaghetti al burro e formaggio lay in a goodly heap of pale gold on her plate.
The Devourers | Annie Vivanti ChartresItalian opera was made possible by the discovery of spaghetti, the serpentine food that produces coloratura tissue.
Bizarre | Lawton MackallThere were cold raw oysters, bits of ice, thistles, cooked spaghetti and plain granulated sugar.
Ptomaine Street | Carolyn WellsBoil a pound of spaghetti in three quarts of water and a little salt.
French Dishes for American Tables | Pierre Caron
British Dictionary definitions for spaghetti
/ (spəˈɡɛtɪ) /
pasta in the form of long strings
Origin of spaghetti
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