SINCE 1828
fet·tuc·ci·ne
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variants:
or fettuccini
or fettucine
or fettucini
Definition of fettuccine
: pasta in the form of narrow ribbons
also
: a dish of which fettuccine forms the base
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Sauteed garlic and the starchy cohort of pasta cooking water complete just enough of a sauce to coat a slightly thicker noodle like fettuccine. — Bonnie S. Benwick, The Denver Post, "This lighter fettuccine still delivers the cheesy, creamy goodness we crave," 4 Sep. 2019 Sauteed garlic and the starchy cohort of pasta cooking water complete just enough of a sauce to coat a slightly thicker noodle like fettuccine. — Bonnie S. Benwick, Washington Post, "This lighter fettuccine still delivers the cheesy, creamy goodness we crave," 3 Sep. 2019 Add the fettuccine and favas and, with tongs, toss the pasta in the sauce to coat. — Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, "Repertoire: Fettuccine Alfredo With Favas is an easy summer dinner," 28 June 2019 Add the fettuccine and cook according to package directions until al dente. — Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, "Repertoire: Fettuccine Alfredo With Favas is an easy summer dinner," 28 June 2019 Mägo’s menu skews rustic with plates of asparagus and burrata; wheat fettuccine; and halibut with salted rhubarb, priced between $12 and $24. — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "Former San Francisco fine dining chef opens Mägo, a neighborhood bistro in Oakland," 10 June 2019 Think of them in terms of categories: big tubes (penne, rigatoni), little scoop-y/tube-y shapes (elbows, shells), twirly spirals (rotini, gemelli), thinner strands (spaghetti, linguine), wider strands (fettuccine, pappardelle). — Sherry Rujikarn, Good Housekeeping, "5 Common Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Pasta," 8 Apr. 2015 Add the fettuccine to the boiling water and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. — Daniel Boulud, ELLE Decor, "Marky Ramone's Drum Punk Pasta Recipe," 18 Oct. 2010 The standards — cheese ravioli, egg fettuccine and rigatoni — are rounded out by rarities like gemelli, which is colloquially called unicorn horns, squid-ink linguine and custom-order fusi sheets. — New York Times, "The Long-Running Pasta Show of Queens," 15 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fettuccine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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fettuccine
noun
English Language Learners Definition of fettuccine
: a type of pasta that is shaped like long, thin ribbons
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