Phrase guide

Flying Spaghetti Monster

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

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Meaning 1

A deity consisting of spaghetti and meatballs, the creator of the universe according to the religion of Pastafarianism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous

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noun

Meaning 2

A bathypelagic species of siphonophore (Bathyphysa conifera), found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and off the coast of Southwestern Africa and California.

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History

Etymology

Named after the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a satirical deity made of spaghetti, by the oil workers who first saw this animal in 2015.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Vlieënde Spaghettimonster — spaghetti deity
  • Arabic: وحش السباجيتي الطائر — spaghetti deity
  • Bulgarian: Летящо спагетено чудовище (Letjašto spageteno čudovište) — spaghetti deity
  • Catalan: Monstre Volador d'Espagueti — spaghetti deity
  • Cebuano: Nagalupad nga Spaghetti nga Mananap — spaghetti deity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飛行麵條怪物 /飞行面条怪物 (Fēixíng miàntiáo guàiwù) — spaghetti deity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飛麵大神 /飞面大神 (Fēimiàn Dàshén) — spaghetti deity
  • Cornish: Euthvil-Neyj an Spaghetti — spaghetti deity
  • Czech: Létající špagetové monstrum — spaghetti deity
  • Danish: flyvende spaghettimonster — spaghetti deity
  • Dutch: Vliegend Spaghettimonster — spaghetti deity
  • Esperanto: Fluganta Spageta Monstro — spaghetti deity
  • Esperanto: Fluganta Spagetmonstro — spaghetti deity
  • Finnish: lentävä spagettihirviö — spaghetti deity
  • French: Monstre en Spaghettis volant — spaghetti deity
  • German: Fliegendes Spaghettimonster — spaghetti deity
  • Greek: Ιπτάμενο Μακαρονοτέρας (Iptámeno Makaronotéras) — spaghetti deity
  • Icelandic: fljúgandi spagettískrímslið — spaghetti deity
  • Italian: Mostro di spaghetti volante — spaghetti deity
  • Korean: 날아다니는 스파게티 괴물 (naradanineun seupageti goemul) — spaghetti deity
  • Korean: 비행 스파게티 괴물 (bihaeng seupageti goemul) — spaghetti deity
  • Latin: Macaronoteras Volatile — spaghetti deity
  • Latin: Monstrum Spacellinum Volatile — spaghetti deity
  • Norwegian: Flygende spaghettimonster — spaghetti deity
  • Polish: Latający Potwór Spaghetti — spaghetti deity
  • Portuguese: Monstro do Espaguete Voador — spaghetti deity
  • Romanian: Monstrul Zburător de Spaghete — spaghetti deity
  • Russian: Лета́ющий Макаро́нный Монстр (Letájuščij Makarónnyj Monstr) — spaghetti deity
  • Serbo-Croatian: Leteće špagetno čudovište — spaghetti deity
  • Spanish: Monstruo de Espagueti Volador — spaghetti deity
  • Swedish: flygande spaghettimonstret — spaghetti deity
  • Tamil: பறக்கும் இடியாப்ப அரக்கன் (paṟakkum iṭiyāppa arakkaṉ) — spaghetti deity
  • Turkish: Uçan Spagetti Canavarı — spaghetti deity
  • Ukrainian: Літаючий Локши́нний Монстр (Litajučyj Lokšýnnyj Monstr) — spaghetti deity