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fettuccini

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fet⋅tuc⋅ci⋅ne

[fet-uh-chee-nee; It. fet-toot-chee-ne]
–noun (used with a singular or plural verb)
pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
Also, fet⋅tuc⋅ci⋅ni [fet-uh-chee-nee] .


Origin:
1910–15; < It, pl. of fettuccina, dim. of fettuccia, dim. of fetta slice, ribbon < *offetta < L off(a) flour cake, lump of food + It -etta dim. suffix (see -ette )
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