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bucatini

noun

  1. type of pasta
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌbuːkəˈtiːni/

noun

Etymology: From Italian bucatini, diminutive of buco (“hole”).

  1. A thicker form of spaghetti with a hole running through it.

    You could make this with spaghetti or linguine or other types of long skinny pasta, but bucatini are what's used in Rome.

bucatini — meaning, definition (noun) · Vinony