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cacio e pepe

cacio e pepe noun: a pasta dish made from tonnarelli, pici, spaghetti, or other pasta with finely grated pecorino and pepper.

Noun

cacio e pepe (uncountable)

  1. A pasta dish made from tonnarelli, pici, spaghetti, or other pasta with finely grated pecorino and pepper.

Origin of cacio e pepe

Unadapted borrowing from Italian cacio e pepe.

Questions about cacio e pepe

What does cacio e pepe mean?
Cacio e pepe means a pasta dish made from tonnarelli, pici, spaghetti, or other pasta with finely grated pecorino and pepper.
What part of speech is cacio e pepe?
Cacio e pepe is a noun.

Words near cacio e pepe in the dictionary

  1. cacicazgos
  2. cacik
  3. caciks
  4. Cacilhas
  5. cacio de pepe
  6. cacio e pepe
  7. caciocavallo
  8. caciocavallos
  9. Cacioppo
  10. Cacioppos
  11. cacique

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