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spaghetti
Long, thin round pasta, and by extension a dish made with it. From Italian spaghetti; also written スパゲティ, and older sources use スパゲッティー.
Common collocations
- スパゲッティをゆでる: to boil spaghetti
- ミートソースのスパゲッティ: spaghetti with meat sauce
- ナポリタンスパゲッティ: Japanese-style ketchup spaghetti
- スパゲッティ一人前: one serving of spaghetti
Similar words
- パスタ: pasta — the general term, now more common on menus than スパゲッティ
- マカロニ: macaroni — short tube pasta
- ペンネ: penne — short tubes cut at an angle
In Japan スパゲッティ often suggests older Western-style dishes such as ナポリタン, while パスタ suggests a more contemporary Italian menu.