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fusilli

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌfjuːˈsɪ.li/
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noun

Meaning 1

Pasta in the shape of short spirals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: corkscrew pasta, eliche

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Italian fusilli, plural of fusillo, diminutive of fuso (“spindle”).

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 螺絲粉 /螺丝粉 — pasta
  • Chinese Mandarin: 螺旋粉 (luóxuánfěn) — pasta
  • Czech: vřetena — pasta
  • Czech: fusilli — pasta
  • Danish: fusilli — pasta
  • Danish: pastaskruer — pasta
  • Dutch: fusilli — pasta
  • Dutch: spirelli — pasta
  • Finnish: fusilli — pasta
  • French: fusilli — pasta
  • German: Fusilli — pasta
  • German: Spirelli — pasta
  • Greek: φουζίλι (fouzíli) — pasta
  • Greek: βίδες (vídes) — pasta
  • Indonesian: fusili — pasta
  • Italian: fusillo — pasta
  • Japanese: フジッリ (fujirri) — pasta
  • Korean: 푸실리 (pusilli) — pasta
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fusilli — pasta
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pastaskruer — pasta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fusilli — pasta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: pastaskruar — pasta
  • Polish: fusilli — pasta
  • Polish: świderki — pasta
  • Portuguese: fusilli — pasta
  • Russian: фузи́лли (fuzílli) — pasta
  • Slovak: fusilli — pasta
  • Spanish: fusilli — pasta
  • Spanish: fuchile — pasta
  • Spanish: fussil — pasta
  • Spanish: refusil — pasta
  • Swedish: fusilli — pasta
  • Turkish: burgu makarna — pasta
  • Vietnamese: mì xoắn — pasta