noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   pasta in the shape of butterflies or bow ties
2. 2
   pasta shaped with scalloped edges and pinched in the middle, suggestive of a bow tie wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bowtie pastabowtie pasta

Example

More examples

"Do you like farfalle tonde pasta?"

Etymology

From Italian farfalle (“butterflies; bow ties; farfalle pasta”).

Related phrases

bow tie

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