spaghetti

/spəˈɡɛti/

nounspa · ghet · ti

Think: “Spa + GHET + T I” — you can relax at a spa, then remember the tricky middle “ghet,” and finish with “ti.”

Yes, it's spaghetti. Don’t forget the silent-looking “gh” in the middle: s p a g h e t t i.

Definition

  1. nounA long, thin type of pasta, usually cooked in boiling water and served with sauce.

Examples

  • We ate spaghetti with tomato sauce and meatballs for dinner.
  • Please stir the spaghetti so it doesn’t stick together in the pot.
  • She packed leftover spaghetti in a container for lunch.

Synonyms

pastanoodlesspag

Translations

ES espaguetisPT espagueteFR spaghetti

Common misspellings

spagettispaghetispagettiispaghettyspaghetiispaghettie

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