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ziti

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈziːti/
  • zēʹtē
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: [ˈziɾi]
  • rhymes with -iːti

1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of macaroni pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes.

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

medium-sized tubular pasta in short 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 zite or ziti, plural of zita, zito, from a Southern (Neapolitan or Sicilian) word likely from Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”), originally denoting a young boy or girl. See also petty.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: zite — type of large macaroni
  • Italian: ziti — type of large macaroni
  • Japanese: ズィーティ (zīti) — type of large macaroni