spaghetti
/spəˈɡɛti/
noun
Long thin strings of pasta
“We had spaghetti with tomato sauce.”
ספגטי
Spaghetti is a noun in the food & drinks category. It is a intermediate (ages 9-10) word, meaning "Long thin strings of pasta" In Hebrew, spaghetti translates to ספגטי.
Example Sentences
- She twirled the long spaghetti around her fork and lifted it carefully to her mouth.
- He made a big pot of spaghetti with tomato sauce for the whole family.
- Spaghetti with meatballs is one of the most popular pasta dishes in the world.
Did You Know? Despite being associated with Italy, spaghetti may have been brought to Europe from China by the explorer Marco Polo in the 13th century — though some historians disagree! In 1957, a British television show famously broadcast a "documentary" about the Swiss spaghetti harvest, showing people picking spaghetti from trees as an April Fools' Day joke, and thousands of viewers believed it was real!
Common Word Combinations
spaghetti saucespaghetti bolognesespaghetti noodlesspaghetti meatballs
Related Words
pastanoodlespizzaItalian
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