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cavatelli

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cav⋅a⋅tel⋅li

[kav-uh-tel-ee]
–noun
a shell-like pasta with ridged surfaces.
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cav·a·tel·li   (kāv'ə-těl'ē)   
n.  Pasta shaped like small shells or bullets.

[Italian, from pl. diminutive of cavato, past participle of cavare, to hollow out, from Latin cavāre; see excavate.]
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