Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tawr-tl-ee-nee; Italian tawr-tel-lee-nee]
- /ˌtɔr tlˈi ni; Italian ˌtɔr tɛlˈli ni/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tawr-tl-ee-nee; Italian tawr-tel-lee-nee]
- /ˌtɔr tlˈi ni; Italian ˌtɔr tɛlˈli ni/
Definitions of tortellini word
- noun tortellini navel-shaped pasta 1
- noun tortellini pasta cut into small rounds, folded about a filling, and boiled 0
- noun tortellini pasta in tiny ring-shaped or round pieces, filled with meat, vegetables, etc., and served with a sauce or in a broth 0
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Origin of tortellini
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
1905-10; < Italian, plural of tortellino, diminutive of tortello stuffed pastry, diminutive (with gender change) of torta cake; see torte
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Parts of speech for Tortellini
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tortellini popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for tortellini
noun tortellini
- fettuccini — pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
- gnocchi — a dish of little dumplings made from potatoes, semolina, flour, or a combination of these ingredients.
- lasagna — large, flat, rectangular strips of pasta.
- linguine — a type of pasta in long, slender, flat strips.
- macaroni — small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
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See also
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