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Types of pasta

cannelloni

noun

tubes of pasta filled with a meat or cheese mixture

fettuccine

noun

pasta in the form of long narrow flat pieces

linguine

noun

a type of pasta in the form of long thin flat pieces

macaroni

noun

a type of pasta in the form of short curved tubes

noodle

noun

a type of pasta in the form of long thin pieces that cook quickly

ravioli

noun

a type of pasta made in small squares with meat, cheese, or vegetables inside

rigatoni

noun

a type of pasta in the form of short tubes

spaghetti

noun

a type of pasta in the form of long thin pieces like string

tagliatelle

noun

a type of pasta in the form of long thin flat pieces

vermicelli

noun

a type of pasta like very thin spaghetti

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