Capellini

//ˌkæpəˈlini// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of angel hair (“type of pasta”). uncountable

Etymology

1950s, borrowed from Italian capellini (literally “thin hair”), originally a diminutive of capelli (“hair”).

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