spaghetti
[ spuh-get-ee ]
/ spəˈgɛt i /
noun
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.
Origin of spaghetti
1885–90; < Italian, plural of
spaghetto, diminutive of
spago thin rope < Late Latin
spacus twine, probably < Greek
sphákos long-threaded lichen
usage note for spaghetti
See
zucchini.
Words nearby spaghetti
spado,
spae,
spaetzle,
spaewife,
spag,
spaghetti,
spaghetti junction,
spaghetti squash,
spaghetti strap,
spaghetti western,
spaghettification
Example sentences from the Web for spaghetti
British Dictionary definitions for spaghetti
spaghetti
/ (spəˈɡɛtɪ) /
noun
pasta in the form of long strings
Word Origin for spaghetti
C19: from Italian: little cords, from
spago a cord