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mostaccioli

mostaccioli noun: a type of penne pasta which resembles ziti.

Noun

mostaccioli (uncountable)

  1. A type of penne pasta which resembles ziti.
    • My husband provided the keg of beer and Tina made huge bowls of mostaccioli (not lasagna, never in ten years lasagna!).1988 May 27, Barbara W. Siebel, “Tina and Rosie's Farewell”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of mostaccioli

Borrowed from Italian mostaccioli.

Questions about mostaccioli

What does mostaccioli mean?
Mostaccioli means a type of penne pasta which resembles ziti.
What part of speech is mostaccioli?
Mostaccioli is a noun.

Words near mostaccioli in the dictionary

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