fettuccine

noun

fet·​tuc·​ci·​ne ˌfe-tə-ˈchē-nē 

variants or fettuccini or fettucine or fettucini

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: pasta in the form of narrow ribbons

also : a dish of which fettuccine forms the base

Examples of fettuccine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Best bites: The fettuccine bolognese tastes both familiar and novel, with a rich, velvety sauce that clings to each strand. —Yacob Reyes, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025

The perfect gift for home chefs, this set includes a pasta roller, fettuccine and spaghetti cutter, and a cleaning brush. —Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025

Many of the menu items blend the best of both worlds, including shrimp scampi and fettuccine with scallops. —Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025

The chain, with spaghetti with meatballs, fettuccine alfredo and lasagna offerings, no longer lists any Michigan locations on its website. —Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Italian, plural of fettuccina, diminutive of fettuccia small slice, ribbon, diminutive of fetta slice, probably alteration of *offetta, from offa flour cake, from Latin

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing fettuccine

• fettuccine Alfredo
• fettuccine all'Alfredo

Rhymes for fettuccine

• acini
• aldine
• arsine
• carinii
• cosine
• delphine
• domine
• latine
• leucine
• ovine
• pennine
• porcine