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Spaghetti
Spaghetti (Italian pronunciation: [spaˈɡetti]) is a long, thin, solid, cylindrical pasta. Spaghettoni is a thicker form of spaghetti, while capellini is a very thin spaghetti. It is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine. Like other pasta, spaghetti is made of milled wheat and water and sometimes enriched with vitamins and minerals. Authentic Italian spaghetti is made from durum wheat semolina, but elsewhere it may be made with other kinds of flour. Typically the pasta is white because refined flour is used, but whole wheat flour may be added.
Originally, spaghetti was notably long, but shorter lengths gained in popularity during the latter half of the 20th century and now it is most commonly available in 25–30 cm (10–12 in) lengths. A variety of pasta dishes are based on it, and it is frequently served with tomato sauce or meat or vegetables.
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Spaghettoni (noun)
A form of thick spaghetti.
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Spaghetti (noun)
A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.
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Spaghetti (noun)
A dish that has spaghetti as a main part of it, such as spaghetti bolognese.
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Spaghetti (noun)
Informally, any type of pasta.
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Spaghetti (noun)
Electrical insulating tubing.
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Spaghetti (noun)
Anything tangled or confusing.
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Spaghetti (noun)
A spaghetti western.
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Spaghetti (noun)
Spaghetti code.
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Spaghetti (verb)
To become, or appear to become longer and thinner.
“The cables spaghettied onto the shoulder of the technician.”
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Spaghetti (verb)
To stretch to become longer and thinner.
“He spaghettied the referee when he landed on him.”
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Spaghetti (noun)
pasta made in solid strings, between macaroni and vermicelli in thickness.
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Spaghetti (noun)
an Italian dish consisting largely of spaghetti, typically with a sauce.