tagliarini

[ tal-yuh-ree-nee; Italian tah-lyah-ree-nee ]

noun

1. egg noodles cut in long, flat, slender pieces, narrower than tagliatelle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tagliarini¹

< Italian, equivalent to tagliar ( e ) to cut (< Late Latin tāliāre; tailor ¹ ) + Italian -ini, masculine plural diminutive suffix < Latin -īnus -ine ¹

Example Sentences

Carefully drop the tagliarini into the boiling water and cook for 1 ½ minutes, then use tongs to lift the pasta into the sauce.

From Salon

I always say simple is best, so if you have a pasta machine then making tagliarini, tagliatelle or pappardelle is the simplest pasta shape.

From Salon

Lines form outside Padella, which does not accept reservations, for its tagliarini with slow-cooked tomato sauce or pappardelle with eight-hour Dexter beef shin ragù.

From New York Times

Lines form outside Padella, which does not accept reservations, for its tagliarini with slow-cooked tomato sauce or pappardelle with eight-hour Dexter beef shin ragù.

From New York Times

Service is a blur of tasting tagliarini, poaching trout and eating warm cake as it comes out of the oven.

From New York Times