fusilli

[ fyoo-see-lee, -sil-ee ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. a type of pasta twisted into corkscrew or spiral shapes.

fusilli

/ fjʊˈziːlɪ; fʊˈziːlɪ /

noun

1. pasta in the form of short spirals

Word History and Origins

Origin of fusilli¹

First recorded in 1925–30; from southern Italian dialect, plural of fusillo “little spindle,” diminutive of fuso, from Latin fūsus “spindle”; fuse ¹( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of fusilli¹

C20: Italian, literally: little spindles, from fuso a spindle

Example Sentences

Right now, I’m really obsessed with weird, textured shapes, so I love fusilli.

From Los Angeles Times

Right now, I’m really obsessed with weird, textured shapes, so I love fusilli.

From Los Angeles Times

Much like the Bolognese with the Tumminia, the sauce here melded so well with the fusilli, I didn't think about it too much.

From Salon

In Pasta With Italian Sausage, Tomatoes and Eggplant, pick from campanelle, cavatappi, fusilli or gemelli.

From Washington Post

You’ll find textured pastas that are long, such as mafaldine and long fusilli, and short, such as rotini and radiatori.

From Washington Post