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Ziti

//ˈziːti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A type of macaroni pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces wordnet

Etymology

From Italian zite or ziti, plural of zita, zito, from a Southern (Neapolitan or Sicilian) word likely from Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”), originally denoting a young boy or girl. See also petty.

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