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spaghetti definition

spa·ghetti (spə get′ē)

noun

  1. pasta in the form of long, thin strings, cooked by boiling or steaming and served with a sauce
  2. Elec. an insulating tubing somewhat resembling macaroni, used for sheathing a bare wire or several insulated wires

Etymology: It, pl. of spaghetto, dim. of spago, small cord

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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