rigatoni

noun rig·a·to·ni \ˌri-gə-ˈtō-nē\

: a type of pasta that is shaped like short, wide tubes

Full Definition of RIGATONI

: pasta made in short wide fluted tubes

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Origin of RIGATONI

Italian, plural, from rigato furrowed, fluted, from past participle of rigare to furrow, flute, from riga line, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rīga line — more at row

First Known Use: circa 1923

Rhymes with RIGATONI

abalone, acrimony, agrimony, Albinoni, alimony, antimony, Berlusconi, cannelloni, ceremony, chalcedony, cicerone, hegemony, macaroni, matrimony, minestrone, Nakasone, one-trick pony, palimony, parsimony, patrimony, pepperoni, provolone, sanctimony, Shetland pony, testimony, zabaglione

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