Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Pasta in long, flat, thin strands.

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  • noun Ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.

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  • noun pasta in long slender flat strips

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Italian, pl. of linguina, diminutive of lingua, tongue, from Latin; see lingua.]

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Italian little tongues

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  • Flattened spaghetti

    October 17, 2007