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rigatoni

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

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ɹɪɡəˈtoʊni/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 G AH0 T OW1 N IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A ribbed tubular form of pasta, larger than penne but with square-cut ends, often slightly curved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural-normally, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

tubular pasta in short ribbed pieces

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pasta, alimentary paste

History

Etymology

From Italian rigatoni, literally an augmented form of rigato (“striped”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ригатони (rigatoni) — type of pasta
  • Italian: rigatoni — type of pasta
  • Japanese: リガトーニ (rigatōni) — type of pasta
  • Korean: 리가토니 (rigatoni) — type of pasta