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
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Applebee's describes the Chicken Parmesan Fettuccine as a crispy chicken breast filet topped with marinara and parmesan cheese over fettuccine in a parmesan cream sauce.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Customers can build their bowl with fettuccine, spaghetti, angel hair or rigatoni.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
There are a few pastas, including with gnocchi with a veal ragù, and one; with lobster tail, mussels and clams over fettuccine and tomato.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Customers can build their bowl with fettuccine, spaghetti, angel hair or rigatoni.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
There are a few pastas, including with gnocchi with a veal ragù, and one; with lobster tail, mussels and clams over fettuccine and tomato.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fettuccine
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“Fettuccine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fettuccine. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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