As a mass noun: pasta in the form of square, circular, or semicircular envelopes with a filling of cheese, vegetables, or meat, usually served with…

A dish of these, esp. one served with a sauce.

With plural and singular agreement. A variety of pasta in the shape of small half-moons or squares, filled with minced meat, and served either in…

Pasta in the form of sheets or wide strips; an Italian dish consisting of sheets of this pasta baked with meat or vegetables and a cheese sauce.

= macaroni cheese n.

a savoury dish of macaroni served or baked with a cheese sauce.

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

spaghetti served with a sauce of which the principal ingredients are beef and tomato.

A type of pasta dish with a cream sauce and mushrooms, served esp. as an accompaniment to poultry. Frequently used postpositively, as chicken Tetr…

Rolls of pasta stuffed with seasoned meat, cheese, vegetables, etc.; an Italian dish consisting of this, usually with a cheese sauce.

With plural agreement. Small squares of pasta rolled round a filling and then formed into a ring shape.

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

In Italian cookery: a dish of spaghetti served with a creamy sauce typically made from eggs, bacon or ham, and cheese. Cf. carbonara, n.

= spaghetti alla carbonara, n.

In Italian cookery: a creamy sauce, usually served with pasta, typically made from eggs, bacon or ham, and cheese; (also) a dish made with such a…

An Italian dish consisting of a small folded half-moon or square of pizza or pasta dough, typically filled with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and…

spaghetti Bolognese.

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.