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fettuccini
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.
fettuccini
see
fettuccine
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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