What does "fettuccine" mean?

Long, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle.

What is a synonym for "fettuccine"?

Common synonyms include: dumpling, fettuccini, macaroni, noodle, paste, tagliatelle.

Pronounced //ˌfɛtəˈtʃiːni//.

//ˌfɛtəˈtʃiːni// noun

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Noun

1
Long, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle. uncountable, usually
2
pasta in flat strips wider than linguine wordnet

Borrowed from Italian fettuccine, plural of fettuccina (literally “little ribbon”), diminutive of fettuccia, from fetta + -uccia.

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