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tagliatelle

[ tahl-yuh-tel-ee, Italian tah-lyah-tel-le ]
/ ˌtɑl yəˈtɛl i, Italian ˌtɑ lyɑˈtɛl lɛ /
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noun
egg noodles cut in long, flat pieces.
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Origin of tagliatelle

<Italian: flat noodles, equivalent to tagliat- (past participle stem of tagliare to cut <Late Latin tāliāre;see tailor1) + -elle, plural of -ella-elle

Words nearby tagliatelle

taggant, Taggard, taggers, tagine, tagliarini, tagliatelle, Tagliavini, tag line, Taglioni, taglock, tagma
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British Dictionary definitions for tagliatelle

tagliatelle
/ (ˌtæljəˈtɛlɪ) /
noun
a form of pasta made in narrow strips

Word Origin for tagliatelle

Italian, from tagliare to cut
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