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Guests could choose from three entrées: orecchiette and sausage, Chilean sea bass and wild mushroom risotto.—Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 La Macchia was shaping orecchiette pasta by hand (orecchiette translates into little ear, a reference to the shape of the pasta).—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2024 Another surprising highlight was the orecchiette with pickled mushrooms, smoked caciocavallo, and truffle oil.—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2024 There are starters like shrimp cocktail, steak tartare, and a great romaine caesar, and main courses including orecchiette with blue crab and bottarga, veal Milanese, and a slew of steaks grilled to your liking and served with peppercorn sauce.—William Li, Town & Country, 9 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for orecchiette
Word History
Etymology
Italian, plural of orecchietta, diminutive of orecchia ear, from Latin auricula — more at auricle
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