spaghetti western

noun

often capitalized W
: a western motion picture produced in Italy

Examples of spaghetti western in a Sentence

I'm a fan of spaghetti westerns of the 1960s.
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Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spaghetti western was in 1967

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“Spaghetti western.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaghetti%20western. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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