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linguine

/lɪŋˈɡwiːnɪ/US/lɪŋˈɡwini/

linguine noun: ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.

linguine: ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle
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Noun

linguine (usually uncountable, plural linguines)

  1. (usually) Ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.

linguine meaning in Arabic and Persian

linguine in Arabic

ribbons of pasta narrower than tagliatelle
لِنْقْوِينِي linqwīnī

linguine in Persian

ribbons of pasta narrower than tagliatelle
لینگوئینی lingwini

Forms of linguine

plurallinguines
alternative formlinguini

Origin of linguine

Borrowed from Italian linguine (literally “little tongues”), from lingua (“tongue”).

Words formed from linguine

Words that rhyme with linguine

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Questions about linguine

What does linguine mean?
Linguine means ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.
What is linguine in Arabic?
Linguine in Arabic is لِنْقْوِينِي (linqwīnī). See Linguine meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is linguine?
Linguine is a noun.
How do you pronounce linguine?
Linguine is pronounced /lɪŋˈɡwiːnɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of linguine?
The plural of linguine is linguines.

Words near linguine in the dictionary

  1. linguicist
  2. linguicists
  3. linguidental
  4. linguidentals
  5. linguiform
  6. linguine
  7. linguines
  8. linguini
  9. linguinilike
  10. linguinis
  11. linguipotence

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Adapted from Wiktionary: linguine (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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