fettuccine

noun

fet·​tuc·​ci·​ne ˌfe-tə-ˈchē-nē 

variants or fettuccini or fettucine or fettucini

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: pasta in the form of narrow ribbons

also : a dish of which fettuccine forms the base

Examples of fettuccine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Out of the 13 people interviewed by the CDC, 54% report having eaten precooked meals, and 57% report having chicken fettuccine alfredo. —​wendy Wisner, Parents, 5 Nov. 2025

Back in June, epidemiologic, laboratory and traceback data showed that chicken fettuccine alfredo meals produced by FreshRealm were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes that were making people sick. —Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025

In September, the company recalled nearly 245,000 pounds of pasta, including linguine, fettuccine, penne and other varieties used in prepared meals and deli salads distributed nationwide. —Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025

Five days later, the company expanded the recall to more precooked dishes, including fettuccine, linguine and bowtie pasta, the FDA said. —Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, plural of fettuccina, diminutive of fettuccia small slice, ribbon, diminutive of fetta slice, probably alteration of *offetta, from offa flour cake, from Latin

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing fettuccine

• fettuccine Alfredo
• fettuccine all'Alfredo

Rhymes for fettuccine

• acini
• aldine
• arsine
• carinii
• cosine
• delphine
• domine
• latine
• leucine
• ovine
• pennine
• porcine