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fettuccine
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Fettuccine
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fet·tuc·ci·ne
/
ˌfɛt
əˈtʃi
ni;
Italian
ˌfɛt
tutˈtʃi
nɛ
/
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[
fet-
uh
-
chee
-nee;
Italian
fet-toot-
chee
-ne
]
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noun
(
used with a singular or plural verb
)
pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
Also,
fet·tuc·ci·ni
/
ˌfɛt
əˈtʃi
ni
/
Show Spelled
[
fet-
uh
-
chee
-nee
]
Show IPA
.
Origin:
1910–15;
<
Italian,
plural of
fettuccina,
diminutive of
fettuccia,
diminutive of
fetta
slice, ribbon <
*offetta
<
Latin
off
(
a
) flour cake, lump of food +
Italian
-etta
diminutive suffix (see
-ette
)
Usage note
See
zucchini
.
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World English Dictionary
fettucine
,
fettuccine
or
fettucini
(ˌfɛtuːˈtʃiːnɪ)
—
n
a type of pasta in the form of narrow ribbons
[Italian
fettuccine
, plural of
fettuccina
, diminutive of
fetta
slice]
fettuccine
,
fettuccine
or
fettucini
—
n
[Italian
fettuccine
, plural of
fettuccina
, diminutive of
fetta
slice]
fettucini
,
fettuccine
or
fettucini
—
n
[Italian
fettuccine
, plural of
fettuccina
, diminutive of
fetta
slice]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
fettuccine
1922, from It., plural of fettuccina, lit. little ribbon, dim. of fetta slice, ribbon.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The restaurant's house specialty pasta dishes include mixed seafood
fettuccine
,
baked shrimp and scallops and vegetable lasagna.
Mix with hot cooked, drained pasta such as
fettuccine
or bow ties.
To serve, arrange
fettuccine
on platter and top with chicken mixture.
Lunch entrees include seafood
fettuccine
and steamed crabs with melted butter.
Store-bought
fettuccine
simply can't compare to homemade.
Non-seafood lovers will find options such as chicken
fettuccine
and barbecued ribs.
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