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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesspaghetti
Pronunciation / Transliteration: spaghetti
"J'aime manger des spaghetti avec de la sauce tomate."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A type of pasta made in long, slender, solid strings.
"We are having spaghetti and meatballs for dinner tonight."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian word spaghetti, which is a diminutive form of spago, meaning 'thin string' or 'twine', combined with the diminutive suffix -etto. The term entered the English language in the late 19th century as Italian immigration popularized traditional pasta dishes abroad, shifting to denote long, thin cylindrical noodles of pasta.
10 Global Lexicons: How "Spaghetti" is said worldwide
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spaghetti
Transliteration: spaghetti
"J'aime manger des spaghetti avec de la sauce tomate."
Spaghetti
Transliteration: Spaghetti
"Die Kinder lieben Spaghetti mit Hackfleischsoße."
spaghetti
Transliteration: spaghetti
"Oggi cucino gli spaghetti alla carbonara."
espagueti
Transliteration: espagueti
"Ella preparó espaguetis para toda la familia."
espaguete
Transliteration: espaguete
"Comprei um pacote de espaguete no supermercado."
स्पेगेटी
Transliteration: spegeṭī
"मुझे स्पेगेटी खाना बहुत पसंद है।"
意大利面
Transliteration: yìdàlì miàn
"这盘意大利面做得非常美味。"
스파게티
Transliteration: seupageti
"우리는 저녁으로 스파게티를 먹었습니다."
スパゲッティ
Transliteration: supagetti
"夕食に美味しいスパゲッティを作りました。"
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