fettuccine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fettuccine, plural of fettuccina (literally “little ribbon”), diminutive of fettuccia, from fetta + -uccia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfɛtəˈtʃiːni/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -iːni

Noun

fettuccine (usually uncountable, plural fettuccines)

1. Long, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle.

Derived terms

• fettuccine Alfredo

Related terms

• fettucce

Translations

type of pasta

• French: fettuccine (fr) f
• Italian: fettuccine (it) f
• Japanese: フェットゥチーネ (fettuchīne)
• Korean: 페투치네 (petuchine)
• Portuguese: fettuccine m

Further reading

• fettuccine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Noun

fettuccine f

1. plural of fettuccina