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spa·ghet·ti

(spə-gĕt′ē)

1. Pasta in long, often thick strands.

2. Electricity A slender tube of insulating material that covers bare wire.

[Italian, pl. diminutive of spago, cord, from Late Latin spācum, of unknown origin.]

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spaghetti

(spəˈɡɛtɪ)

(Cookery) pasta in the form of long strings

[C19: from Italian: little cords, from spago a cord]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

spa•ghet•ti

(spəˈgɛt i)

n.

1. pasta in the form of long strings, boiled, and usu. served with a sauce.

2. an insulating tubing of small diameter into which bare wire can be slipped.

[1885–90; < Italian, pl. of spaghetto, diminutive of spago thin rope < Late Latin spacus twine]

spaghetti

- Naming pastas for everyday things is an Italian tradition, as in spaghetti, which means "strings."

spaghetti

[spəˈgetɪ]

A. N (gen) → espaguetis mpl; (thin) → fideos mpl

B. CPD spaghetti junction N → scalextric m
spaghetti western N → película f de vaqueros hecha por un director italiano

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

spaghetti

[spəˈgɛti] n → spaghettis mpl, spaghetti mplspaghetti bolognese [ˌbɒləˈneɪz] n → spaghettis mpl bolognaisespaghetti western n → western-spaghetti m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

spaghetti

n → Spag(h)etti pl; (fig inf: = cabling) → Kabelgewirr nt, → Kabelsalat m (inf)

spaghetti

spaghetti bolognaise

n → Spag(h)etti pl → Bolognese

spaghetti junction

n (inf) → Autobahnknoten(punkt) m

spaghetti western

n (inf) → Italowestern m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

spaghetti

[spəˈgɛtɪ] n → spaghetti mpl

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

spaghetti

(spəˈgeti) noun

an Italian food consisting of long strands of pasta.

spaghetti

→ مَكَرُونَةٌ سْبَاجِتِي špagety spaghetti Spaghetti σπαγγέτι espaguetis spagetti spaghetti špageti spaghetti スパゲッティ 스파게티 spaghetti spagetti spaghetti espaguete, esparguete спагетти spaghetti สปาเก็ตตี้ spagetti món spaghetti 意大利面条

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Dirk Stroeve flattered himself on his skill in cooking Italian dishes, and I confess that his spaghetti were very much better than his pictures.

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He is the man who has chased Bohemia about the town from rathskeller to roof garden and from Hester street to Harlem until you can't find a place in the city where they don't cut their spaghetti with a knife.

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INGREDIENTS SERVES 2 chicken breasts, chopped 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed 15g basil leaves, finely chopped 20g chives 80g feta 1/2 slice of wholemeal bread 4tsp olive oil, plus a splash for the spaghetti 200g spaghetti Juice of 3/4 lemon 30g parmesan cheese, grated 1/2 lemon, cut into wedges Salt and pepper DIRECTIONS Add the chicken breasts, half the garlic, threequarters of the basil, salt and pepper, chives, feta and bread to a blender and mix into a rough mince (don't overmix and add a dash of oil if sticking).

midweek meal; Chicken and feta meatballs

INGREDIENTS: (serves 2) 2 chicken breasts, chopped; 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed; 15g basil leaves, finely chopped; 20g chives; 80g feta; 1/2 slice of wholemeal bread; 4tsp olive oil, plus a splash for the spaghetti; 200g spaghetti; juice of 3/4 lemon; 30g Parmesan cheese, grated; 1/2 lemon, cut into wedges; salt and pepper METHOD: 1.

perfect pasta; FETA AND CHICKEN MEATBALLS IN LEMON SPAGHETTI

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Want to feel good? Pancake House is serving unli spaghetti this week!

Spaghetti The dish I'm cooking this week is simplicity itself - spaghetti with garlic and chilli - or to give its real Italian name, spagetti aglio, olio e peperoncino.

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The food recipe for this week is stir fry spaghetti with sweet and sour chicken served with spring onions.

Stir Fry Spaghetti Is A Delight

The menu will be baked spaghetti, French bread and salad.

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Many said the wacky style made him look as though he had noodles or spaghetti on his head.

Noun	1.	spaghetti - spaghetti served with a tomato sauce pasta - a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
	2.	spaghetti - pasta in the form of long strings alimentary paste, pasta - shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg