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tagliatella

tagliatella noun: a piece of tagliatelle.

Noun

tagliatella (plural tagliatelle)

  1. (rare) A piece of tagliatelle.
    • In general, the number of eggs in the dough of a raviolo or tortellino is 50 percent less than in a tagliatella.1985, Fred Plotkin, “On Becoming a Pasta Cook”, in The Authentic Pasta Book: Regional Italian Recipes for Great Classic and Contemporary Dishes From Great Chefs and Fine Home Cooks, New York, N.Y....
    • Moreover, the Accademia Italiana della Cucina has defined the correct width of a tagliatella as 8 mm (1/12,270th the height of the Torre degli Asinelli in Bologna) and its proper thickness as 0.6 mm. An official reference tagliatella, cast in solid gold, reposes in the city hall at Bologna (Kasper...2000 August, David Alexander, “The Geography of Italian Pasta”, in The Professional Geographer, volume 52, number 3, Malden, Mass.; Oxford, Oxon: Blackwell Publishers, →DOI, →ISSN, page 557, column 2

Examples of tagliatella in a sentence

  • Moreover, the Accademia Italiana della Cucina has defined the correct width of a tagliatella as 8 mm (1/12,270th the height of the Torre degli Asinelli in Bologna) and its proper thickness as 0.6 mm.2000 August, David Alexander, “The Geography of Italian Pasta”, in The Professional Geographer, volume 52, number 3, Malden, Mass.; Oxford...
  • Anything wider or narrower is NOT a tagliatella, and will have another name!2003, Karen Anand, Karen Anand’s International Cooking: Bringing Global Cuisine with Simple Recipes to the Indian Table, Mumbai: Popular...
  • The shape of a tagliatella, thicker and larger than spaghetti, is the best to pick up and taste all the ragù!2013 summer, “Archived copy”, in Use-it Bologna (Use-it Europe), archived from the original on 29 Jan 2024:
  • One tagliatella may lead to another, and when the plate is empty, you clean it up using piadina to sponge up the sauce.2023 August 2, Davide Marino, “Romagna on the table: 5 dishes you can’t miss”, in Travel Emilia Romagna, Emilia-Romagna Region Tourism...

Forms of tagliatella

pluraltagliatelle

Origin of tagliatella

Borrowed from Italian tagliatella.

Questions about tagliatella

What does tagliatella mean?
Tagliatella means a piece of tagliatelle.
How do you use tagliatella in a sentence?
Moreover, the Accademia Italiana della Cucina has defined the correct width of a tagliatella as 8 mm (1/12,270th the height of the Torre degli Asinelli in Bologna) and its proper thickness as 0.6 mm.
What part of speech is tagliatella?
Tagliatella is a noun.
What is the plural of tagliatella?
The plural of tagliatella is tagliatelle.

Words near tagliatella in the dictionary

  1. Tagliacotian
  2. Tagliacozzian
  3. Tagliaferro
  4. tagliarini
  5. taglias
  6. tagliatella
  7. tagliatelle
  8. tagliatelles
  9. tagliatelli
  10. Taglibas
  11. Taglibas Imelda

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