Meaning
spaghetti
- A single strand of spaghetti; (in plural) long, thin cylindrical pasta
In a sentence
Oggi a pranzo mangiamo gli spaghetti.
Today for lunch we are eating spaghetti.
Ti piacciono gli spaghetti al pomodoro?
Do you like spaghetti with tomato sauce?
Non cucino mai gli spaghetti la sera.
I never cook spaghetti in the evening.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spaghetto | masculine · singular |
| spaghetti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Almost always used in the plural 'spaghetti' when referring to the food dish.
- In colloquial Italian, 'prendersi uno spaghetto' means to get a sudden fright.