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cavatappi

cavatappi noun: a type of pasta in the form of spiral macaroni.

Noun

cavatappi (uncountable)

  1. A type of pasta in the form of spiral macaroni.

Origin of cavatappi

Borrowed from Italian cavatappi.

Questions about cavatappi

What does cavatappi mean?
Cavatappi means a type of pasta in the form of spiral macaroni.
What part of speech is cavatappi?
Cavatappi is a noun.

Words near cavatappi in the dictionary

  1. cavas
  2. Cavasos
  3. Cavasoses
  4. cavass
  5. cavasses
  6. cavatappi
  7. cavate
  8. cavatelli
  9. cavates
  10. cavatina
  11. cavatinas

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