spaghetti

spag·hetti

UK/spəˈɡɛti/ US/spəˈɡɛti/ fairly common informal

noun

Origin

The noun is borrowed from Italian spaghetti, the plural of spaghetto (“strand of spaghetti”), from spago (“cord, string, twine; thread”) + -etto (diminutive suffix). Spago is derived from Latin spagus (“twine”), probably from Ancient Greek σφάκος (sphákos, “apple sage (Salvia pomifera)”), probably from Pre-Greek. The verb is derived from the noun.

Phrases

spag bol
spaghetti up

Related words

Word family

spaghettini
spaghetti and meatballs
spaghetti junction
spaghetti sauce
spaghetti squash
spaghetti Western

Broader terms

pasta

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