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pen⋅ne

[pen-ey]
–noun, plural -ne.
a type of tubular pasta having diagonally cut ends.

Origin:
1970–75; < It, pl. of penna pen, feather, quill
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pen·ne   (pěn'ā)   
n.   pl. penne
Pasta in small short tubes with diagonally cut ends.

[Italian, pl. of penna, feather, quill pen, from Latin; see penna.]
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