capelli d'angelo

[ kuh-pel-ee dan-juh-loh; Italian kah-pel-lee dahn-je-law ]

noun

, Italian Cooking.

1. angel hair.

Word History and Origins

Origin of capelli d'angelo¹

< Italian: angel hair

Example Sentences

According to Angelo De Angelis, sales manager of Zia Dora, Gerardo di Nola's U.S. importer, the five most popular shapes are spaghetti, the ridged quill- shaped penne, linguine, the fine angel's hair capelli d'angelo and short, mixed pasta shapes used in minestrone.

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