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The $45 dinner comprises a Caesar salad, spicy rigatoni pasta, a wheat focaccia bread with salsa verde and a sparkling wine.—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026 The broth is rich and tomato-forward, balanced by garlic, basil, and a gentle kick of red pepper, while the rigatoni gives it that pasta-night satisfaction.—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026 Don't miss the rigatoni with shredded blue crab in sauce americaine (a Parisian lobster sauce) that's tossed with buttery Brussels sprouts and preserved lemon zest.—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025 Pasta will also be available, like lobster spaghetti in bisque and spicy rigatoni with Calabrian chili.—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rigatoni
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Etymology
Italian, plural, from rigato furrowed, fluted, from past participle of rigare to furrow, flute, from riga line, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rīga line — more at row