rigatoni

noun

rig·​a·​to·​ni ˌri-gə-ˈtō-nē 

: pasta made in short wide fluted tubes

Examples of rigatoni in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While his line cooks dished out $26 plates of handmade rigatoni big enough for two, next door Sushi | Bar, a high-end Japanese restaurant with multiple big-city locations, served nigiri tasting menus starting at $165 per person before tax, gratuity and drinks. —Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 18 Feb. 2025

While boiling some rigatoni on the stovetop, simply toss whole cherry tomatoes, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a casserole dish and place two pucks of Boursin’s garlic-and-herb blend in the center. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025

Buffalo Bros’ other specials include a rigatoni platter Tuesdays, 10 wings for $8 Wednesdays, green chicken enchiladas Thursdays and haddock-and-chips Fridays. —Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025

That’s because rotini, ravioli, rigatoni, and their ilk will suffer a similar fate in the freezer as the veggies above, according to Tsui. —Caroline Tien, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, plural, from rigato furrowed, fluted, from past participle of rigare to furrow, flute, from riga line, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rīga line — more at row

First Known Use

circa 1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rigatoni

• abalone
• acrimony
• alimony
• antimony
• ceremony
• chalcedony
• cicerone
• cosmogony
• eurozone
• lithopone
• macaroni
• matrimony