fettuccine

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

“I’d like awfully to run over to Rome for a few weeks.” “I suppose you see a lot of pictures and music and curios and everything there.” “No, what I really go for is: there’s a little trattoria on the Via della Scrofa where you get the best fettuccine in the world.” “Oh, I-- Yes. — Babbitt, Sinclair Lewis

fettuccini

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