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Pasta Shapes and Dishes

acini di pepe

pasta 'peppercorns'

agnolini

stuffed pasta from Mantua served in soup

agnolotti

pasta pillows filled with meat

alfabeti

alphabet pasta

ammiscato

mixed

amori

ridged hollow pasta spirals

anchellini

bead-shaped pasta

andarinos

helix-shaped pasta

anelli

pasta 'rings'

anolini

small round stuffed pasta

armoniche

pasta 'harmonicas'

arobaleno

rainbow coloured pasta

avemarie

pasta shaped like rosary beads

ballerine

'ballerina' pasta

barba

'beard' pasta

barbina

very fine pasta strands

bassotti

baked pasta and cheese

bavette

'Little dribbles'

bigoli

fat homemade pasta from the Veneto

blecs

buckwheat pasta parallelograms

bombarde

short fat pasta tubes

bombolotti

squat fat ridged tubes of pasta

bottoni

filled button shaped pasta

bricchetti

short spaghetti

brigoli

fat homemade spaghetti

bucatini

Fat spaghetti with a hole in the middle

bumbola

'bumble bee' pasta

busiate

pasta rolled on an iron rod

caccavelle

biggest of all pasta forms

cacio e pepe

classic Roman pasta dish

calamarata

pasta shaped like sliced squid

campanelle

'bell flowers' pasta

candele

hollow 'candle' shaped pasta

canederli

bread dumplings

canestrini

'little baskets'

cannelloni

stuffed and baked pasta tubes

canneroni

pasta shaped like 'big reeds'

cannerozzetti

short ridged pasta tubes

capellini

Very fine spaghetti

cappellacci

big caps of pasta

cappelletti

filled pasta 'caps'

capricci

'whimsical' pasta

capunsei

bread dumplings

casarecce

narrow pasta twists

casoncelli

stuffed pasta from Lombardy

castellane

lady castle dweller's pasta

cavatappi

'corkscrew' macaroni

cavatelli

rolled out and folded pasta

ceciliani

'Sicilian' gnocchi

cellentani

twisty pasta spirals

cencioni

'little rags' pasta

chicche

mini gnocchi

chifferi

elbow macaroni

cicatelli

little pasta boats

ciceri e tria

chickpeas and tagliatelle

ciriole

thick square homemade spaghetti

cjalzons

Friulian ravioli

cocciolette

small pasta shells

conchiglie

pasta shells

corallini

tiny pasta beads

cordonetti

fat homemade noodles

coriandoli

coriander, or pasta

cortecce

bark or bark-shaped pasta

corzetti

stamped pasta discs

cresc-tajat

pasta made from polenta

creste di gallo

cock's combs

culurgiones

fat oval pasta pillows

curzùl

handmade spaghetti

dischi volanti

pasta 'flying saucers'

ditali

pasta 'thimbles'

eliche

pasta ‘propellers’

elicoidali

medium-sized ridged pasta tubes

fagioloni

string beans or string bean shaped pasta

farfalle

butterfly or bow tie shaped pasta

fazzoletti

'handkerchief' pasta or tarts

fedelini

thin spaghetti

ferrazzuoli

long thin pasta strips

fettuccine

pasta ribbons

fideos

short thin pasta

fieno

'straw' pasta

filindeu

'God's threads'

fiochetti

pasta 'bows' or 'bow ties'

fischioni

ridged pasta tubes

foglietti

tagliatelle, Jewish style

frascarelli

polenta like pasta

fregnacce

wide, flat pasta

fregnaccia

a tart or a pancake or pasta

fregula

Sardinian 'couscous'

frisinsal

pasta with chicken or goose

funghetti

'little mushrooms' pasta

fusi istriani

twisted pasta squares

fusilli

corkscrew shaped pasta

garganelli

intricate ridged pasta tubes

gargati

fat little tubes

gemelli

'twin' pasta

gigli

'lily' pasta

girini di pasta

pasta 'tadpoles'

gnoccacci

ugly gnoccacci

gnocchetti

'little gnocchi'

gnocchi

dumplings

gnocculli

pasta from Trapani

gnudi

nudies!

gomiti

pasta elbows

gramigna

squiggly hollow tubes, popular in Bologna

grattoni

crumb-shaped egg pasta

jacculi

long fat noodles

knodeln

dumplings

lagane

home-made ribbon pasta

laianelle

ricotta filled pasta moons

lanache

similar to linguine

lanterne

pasta 'lanterns'

lasagne

long flat sheets of pasta

lasagnette

narrow lasagna

lingue di suocera

crispy flat bread or colourful pasta ribbons

linguine

long thin flat pasta

lorighitta

durum wheat pasta 'vine tendrils'

lumachelle

'little snails'

lumaconi

'big snail' shells

maccarrones

various kinds of pasta in Sardinia

maccheroncelli

small thin pasta tubes, often ridged

maccheroni

macaroni, and more

mafaldine

skinny lasagne

maglie

medium length pasta

malfatti

'badly made' dumplings

malloreddus

the classic ridged pasta of Sardinia

maltagliati

'badly cut' pasta

mandilli di saea

'silk handkerchief' pasta

manfricoli

fat, flat homemade noodles

maniche

'sleeve' pasta

manicotti

pasta tubes

marubini

meat-filled pasta discs, served in broth

matasse

skeins of pasta

maultaschen

heavy duty ravioli

mezzanelli

short pasta tubes

mezzelune

pasta half moons

minnicchi

pasta made on an iron rod

molloni

pasta in the shape of vine tendrils

mostaccioli

'little mustaches'

mparrettati

long thin pencils of pasta

mugnaia

meurnière sauce or rustic handmade pasta

nastri

thick pasta 'ribbons'

nochette

bows

Norma

Sicilian pasta dish

nuvole

cloud pasta

occhi di lupo

'wolf's eyes' pasta

ofelle

potato ravioli

ondule

undulating pasta

orecchiette

'little ears' of pasta

orzo

barley, or barley-shaped pasta

paccheri

enormous pasta tubes

paglia e fieno

two-tone tagliatelle

pannicelli

egg pasta pillows

pansotti

Ligurian 'little belly' pasta

papalina

papal pasta with eggs and prosciutto

pappardelle

wide pasta ribbons

passatelli

pasta without flour

pasta

Italian happy fuel

pasta di Gragnano

pasta from the Bay of Naples' 'City of Maccaroni'

pastasciutta

pasta (dried, boiled, and served with sauce)

pasticciata

baked pasta or roast meat in sauce

pasticcio

oven-baked pasta

paternostro

rosary bead-shaped pasta

penne

pasta 'quills'

penne all'arrabbiata

angry quills!

penne alla vodka

pasta quills with vodka

perciatelli

fat spaghetti with a hole in the middle

pettine

scallops, or pasta

pici

fat square Tuscan spaghetti

pillus

homemade pasta ribbons

pincinelle

pasta made with bread dough

pipe

fat hollow curved tubes of pasta

pisarei e fasò

bean-shaped pasta and beans

pistum

sweet dumplings or turnip greens soup

pizzichi

'pinched' spelt pasta

pizzoccheri

buckwheat noodles

puntalette

rice shaped pasta

quadrefiore

chunky ruffled pasta

quadretti

little pasta squares

racchette

tennis racquet pasta

radiatori

little radiators

ramiccia

thin handmade tagliatelle from Lazio

ravioli

filled pasta pillows

reginelle

sesame biscuits

riccioli

egg pasta curls

rigatoni

short ridged pasta tubes

rintrocilo

long fat pasta cut with a special tool

risi

rice shaped pasta

rombi

rhomboid pasta

rosamarina

rice shaped pasta or a fishy sauce

rotelle

pasta corkscrews... or wheels

rotini

short, helix shaped pasta

Ruota del Faraone

'Pharaoh's Wheel'– a Jewish pasta dish

ruote

wagon wheel pasta

sacchette

little pasta sacks or purses

saccottini

chocolate-filled pastries or stuffed pasta

sagne

flat pasta

schiaffetoni

meat-filled cannelloni

schiaffioni

big fat ovals

Schlutzkrapfen

crescent shaped ravioli

scialatielli

prize winning 'ruffles'

sconcigli

sea snail, or pasta shape

scucuzzu

pasta 'pills'

sedani

'celery stalk' pasta

semi di melone

melon pip pasta

slicrofi

Slovenian-style ravioli

spaccatelle

curls of pasta

spaghetti

il classico

spaghetti alla chitarra

fat, square spaghetti

spaghetti alle vongole

spaghetti with clams

spaghettoni

fat spaghetti

spiralini

pasta shaped like springs

stelline

little pasta stars

stianconi

torn up pasta

stivaletti

'little boots' pasta

stortini

tiny elbow macaroni

strangozzi

thick square strands of egg pasta

strapponi

egg pasta ribbons torn by hand

strascinati

'drawn-out' pasta

stricchetti

butterfly shaped pasta from Romagna

strigoli

bladder campion leaves or homemade pasta worms

stroncatelli

traditional Jewish spaghetti from Ancona

strozzacavalli

pasta big enough to choke a horse

strozzapreti

'priest chokers'

stuzzicarelli

flavoured ribbons of pasta

succu

Sardinian cheese and pasta pie

sugeli

pasta from Liguria

tacconelle

pasta parallelograms

tacconi

broad bean flour pasta

taccu

soup with tagliatelle-like pasta

tagliatelle

pasta ribbons

tajarin

egg pasta similar to thin tagliatelle

tallarinus

thin pasta, cheese, and saffron cooked in broth

tempestina

tiny pasta beads

testaroli

fried and then boiled pasta

timballo

pasta or rice casserole

timballo alla Bonifacio VIII

The Pope's pie

tofe

pasta shells

tonnarelli

fat home-made spaghetti

torcelli

pasta corkscrew or thin spaghetti

torchietti

pasta 'torches'

torchio

pasta maker

tordellata

deconstructed tortelli

Tortel Dols di Colorno

sweet sour pasta pillows

tortelli

filled pasta

tortellini

pasta with a twist

tortiglioni

short ridged pasta tubes

trecce

spiral pasta

trenette

Ligurian linguine

trenne

triangular tubes

tripoline

curly edged pasta

troccoli

square strands of pasta

trofie

homemade worm-shaped pasta

trottole

'spinning tops'

trucioli

food that resembles wood shavings

tubetti

tubular pasta

tuffoli

fat pasta tubes

Turiddu

spicy Sicilian pasta dish

umbrichelli

'little earthworms'

vermicelli

'little worms'

vincisgrassi

indecently luxurious lasagna

vipere

blind viper pasta

ziti

pasta tubes

zlikrofi

Slovenian style dumplings