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# spaghetti

noun (spaghetti — uncountable)

«spaghetti» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Spaghetti is a kind of pasta made in long, thin strings, which is boiled and eaten with a sauce. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spaghetti/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life and food lessons: spaghetti bolognese, spaghetti with meatballs; it comes from Italy. In maths and science: dry spaghetti can be used to make shapes or test strength (spaghetti bridges). Phrase: "spaghetti junction" = a very tangled road junction.

### Examples

- We had spaghetti for dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spaghetti/#x1)
- I twirl spaghetti round my fork. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spaghetti/#x2)
- Spaghetti comes from Italy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spaghetti/#x3)
- Dry spaghetti snaps easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spaghetti/#x4)
- We built a bridge from spaghetti and marshmallows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spaghetti/#x5)
- Spaghetti bolognese is my favourite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spaghetti/#x6)
- The wires were tangled like spaghetti. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spaghetti/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: "some spaghetti", not "a spaghetti" (a single one is a "strand of spaghetti"). Spelling: s-p-a-g-h-e-t-t-i (gh, tt).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «spaghetti» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spaghetti/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«spaghetti» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spaghetti.html) on Mova free.