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linguini
lin·gui·ne
/
lɪŋˈgwi
ni
/
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[
ling-
gwee
-nee
]
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noun
Italian Cookery.
a type of pasta in long, slender, flat strips.
Also,
lin·gui·ni.
Origin:
1945–50;
<
Italian,
plural of
linguina,
diminutive of
lingua
tongue; see
-ine
1
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linguine
or
linguini
(lɪŋˈɡwiːnɪ)
—
n
a kind of pasta in the shape of thin flat strands
[from Italian: small tongues]
linguini
or
linguini
—
n
[from Italian: small tongues]
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linguine
or
linguini
(lɪŋˈɡwiːnɪ)
—
n
a kind of pasta in the shape of thin flat strands
[from Italian: small tongues]
linguini
or
linguini
—
n
[from Italian: small tongues]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
linguine
1948, from It. linguine, pl. of linguina "little tongue," dim. of lingua "tongue," from L. lingua "tongue" (see
lingual
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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