= macaroni, n. 1. Originally in plural. Obsolete.

A kind of pasta made in the form of long, slender, hard threads, and used as an article of diet. Cf. macaroni, n. 1a.

A variety of pasta formed in short, narrow tubes, usually boiled and served with a sauce, esp. in Italian cookery; a dish consisting of this. (In…

macaroni made in the form of long tubes.

A variety of pasta made in long thin strings. Occasionally, a dish of spaghetti.

A variety of pasta in the form of short hollow tubes resembling large macaroni; a dish of this pasta, typically served baked in a tomato sauce.

A variety of pasta formed in long, fine threads; (also) a dish of this, typically served with a sauce or other accompaniment.

A kind of pasta in the form of medium-sized tubes; an Italian dish consisting mainly of this, usually with a sauce.

A kind of pasta in the form of broad flat ribbons, similar to tagliatelle but wider, traditionally served with a meat (esp. game) sauce.

A variety of pasta in the shape of short, hollow tubes with diagonally cut ends; a dish consisting of this.

A variety of pasta in the form of long hollow strands of larger diameter than spaghetti.

Pasta in the form of short hollow fluted tubes; a dish consisting of this pasta and usually a sauce. Also occasionally with plural agreement.

A variety of pasta formed in small pieces shaped like grains of barley or rice.

A kind of pasta in the form of short hollow tubes cut diagonally at both ends; (also) a dish of this pasta, typically served with a sauce.

A type of pasta in the form of long narrow ribbons; (also) a dish of this, typically served with a sauce or other accompaniment.

An Italian pasta made in strips or ribbons.

A variety of pasta in the form of (usually short) corkscrew-like spirals or twists.

= spaghetti, n. 1a.

A variety of pasta in the form of small corkscrew-like spirals or twists and closely resembling fusilli.

A thin variety of spaghetti.

A variety of pasta made in the shape of small wagon-wheels. Also: a type of pasta in the form of short spirals or twists and resembling fusilli; = r…

With plural agreement. Small, star-shaped pasta pieces.

= spaghetti, n. 1a.

A variety of pasta made in the shape of conch shells.

A variety of pasta formed in the shape of small wagon-wheels. Cf. rotelle, n.

A variety of pasta formed into small ear-shaped pieces.

Large tubular pasta shells (collectively); (also) a dish consisting of these, usually stuffed with cheese, tomatoes, meat, etc., and served with a…

A variety of pasta in the form of short chunks circled by rows of deep, rippled ridges; a dish of this, typically served with sauce.