spaghetti
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spa·ghet·ti

noun \spə-ˈge-tē\

Definition of SPAGHETTI

1
: pasta made in thin solid strings
2
: insulating tubing typically of varnished cloth or of plastic for covering bare wire or holding insulated wires together
spa·ghet·ti·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

Origin of SPAGHETTI

Italian, from plural of spaghetto, diminutive of spago cord, string, from Late Latin spacus
First Known Use: 1874

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