Definitions

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  • noun Pasta in medium-sized, often ridged tubes.

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  • noun A type of penne pasta which resembles mostaccioli.

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  • noun medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces

Etymologies

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

[Italian, alteration of zite, pl. of zita, maiden, fiancée, young bride (in reference to maccheroni della zita, ziti (literally, “macaroni of the bride”), traditionally served at southern Italian wedding banquets), perhaps of baby-talk origin or akin to Old Italian zizza, woman's breast.]

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Examples

  • The Chicopee sports bar benefit will feature a disc jockey, a band and a buffet of foods such as ziti and meatballs, deli platters and desserts.

    Reader - MassLive.com Sandra Constantine 2010

  • Mason, not so much.) "Cooking Light" had a good, easy recipie that included sausage, fennel and onions which I adapted for what I had on hand (no "ziti" in the house, so we just had it over egg noodles.)

    Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2009

  • Pasta dishes such as lasagna and ziti that are baked in tomato sauce also freeze nicely; same with rice dishes.

    Chat Leftovers: For no-fail freezing Jane Touzalin 2010

  • You want to devour the imaginary baked ziti your niece made "all by myself" in her Dora kitchen.

    SPC Tanangachi Mfuni: "All I Want for Christmas Is...": A Deployed Soldier's Holiday List SPC Tanangachi Mfuni 2011

  • Short cuts of pasta such as rigatoni and ziti are best paired with chunky style sauces.

    Mary Ann Esposito: Tips for World Pasta Day Mary Ann Esposito 2010

  • When I was a kid, my own Irish-American mother was a terrible cook, so I would dutifully eat the remains of whatever luckless animal she'd just burned to a crisp, puke it up and then run down the street to Richie Giardinelli's house, where his mother was always baking ziti or cooking up a fresh pot of meatballs or making manicotti.

    Why Italian Moms Are the Best Joe Queenan 2012

  • You want to devour the imaginary baked ziti your niece made "all by myself" in her Dora kitchen.

    SPC Tanangachi Mfuni: "All I Want for Christmas Is...": A Deployed Soldier's Holiday List SPC Tanangachi Mfuni 2011

  • At the height of the reception, Mark helps me replace the empty vats of ziti.

    The Adults Alison Espach 2011

  • "When you have a unified message, you have some movement," says Ron Adams , director of food services for Portland's 18 public schools, where a recent lunch was ziti with homemade pasta sauce, spinach salad and whole-grain breadsticks.

    Out Front in the Fight on Fat Betsy McKay 2011

  • On the night of Halloween, everyone showed up in costume attire to chow down on big vats of homemade chili, corn muffins and slaw; or large trays of baked ziti, Caesar salad, garlic balls and some sort of festive cocktail.

    One For The Table: Melt-in-Your-Mouth Pumpkin Cake One For The Table 2011

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