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fettuccine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌfɛtəˈtʃiːni/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːni
  • CMU ARPABET: F EH2 T AH0 CH IY1 N IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Long, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

pasta in flat strips wider than linguine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fettuccini

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pasta, alimentary paste

Narrower terms: fettuccine Alfredo

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fettuccine, plural of fettuccina (literally “little ribbon”), diminutive of fettuccia, from fetta + -uccia.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: fettuccine — type of pasta
  • Italian: fettuccine — type of pasta
  • Japanese: フェットゥチーネ (fettuchīne) — type of pasta
  • Korean: 페투치네 (petuchine) — type of pasta
  • Portuguese: fettuccine — type of pasta
  • Russian: феттучини (fettučini) — type of pasta