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tagliatelle

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ta⋅glia⋅tel⋅le

[tahl-yuh-tel-ee, It. tah-lyah-tel-le]
–noun
egg noodles cut in long, flat pieces.

Origin:
< It: flat noodles, equiv. to tagliat- (ptp. s. of tagliare to cut < LL tāliāre; see tailor 1 ) + -elle, pl. of -ella -elle
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fet·tuc·ci·ne   (fět'ə-chē'nē)   
n.   In both senses also called tagliatelle.
  1. Pasta in narrow flat strips.

  2. A dish made with such strips of pasta.


[Italian, pl. diminutive of fettucia, ribbon, possibly diminutive of fetta, slice; see feta.]
ta·gli·a·tel·le   (täl'yə-tě'lē, -lā)   
n.  See fettuccine.

[Italian, pl. of tagliatella, diminutive of tagliata, from feminine past participle of tagliare, to cut, from Late Latin tāliāre; see tailor.]
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