"angel hair" meaning in English

See angel hair in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Sense 1 is a semantic loan from Italian capelli d'angelo. Etymology templates: {{sl|en|it|capelli d'angelo|senseid=pasta}} Sense 1 is a semantic loan from Italian capelli d'angelo Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} angel hair (uncountable)
  1. A type of pasta, thinner than spaghetti or vermicelli. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pasta Synonyms: capelli d'angelo, capellini Translations (very thin type of pasta): капе́лі д'а́нджэла (kapjéli dʺándžela) [neuter, plural] (Belarusian), капелі́ні (kapjelíni) [neuter, plural] (Belarusian), cabell d'àngel [masculine] (Catalan), capelli d’angelo [masculine, plural] (French), cheveux d’ange [masculine, plural] (French), capellini [masculine, plural] (French), Capelli d'angelo [plural] (German), Engelshaarpasta [feminine] (German), Capellini [plural] (German), capelli d'angelo [masculine, plural] (Italian), capellini [masculine, plural] (Italian), カペッリ・ダンジェロ (kaperri danjero) (Japanese), カペッリーニ (kaperrīni) (Japanese), 카펠리 단젤로 (kapelli danjello) (Korean), 천사의 머리카락 (cheonsaui meorikarak) (Korean), 카펠리니 (kapellini) (Korean), کاپلی دانجلو (kâpeli dânjelo) (Persian), کاپلینی (kâpelini) (Persian), капе́лли д’а́нджело (kapélli d’ándželo) [neuter, plural] (Russian), капелли́ни (kapellíni) [neuter, plural] (Russian), cabello de ángel [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-angel_hair-en-noun-en:pasta Disambiguation of Pasta: 49 25 13 11 3 Disambiguation of 'very thin type of pasta': 92 2 1 1 4
  2. A traditional Portuguese sweet food, fios de ovos. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-angel_hair-en-noun-x3rs-J0r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 36 23 22 1
  3. (ufology) A sticky, fibrous substance reported in connection with UFO sightings and other paranormal manifestations. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Ufology
    Sense id: en-angel_hair-en-noun-wszm0Gsp Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences, ufology
  4. (botany) A parasitic plant of the genus Cuscuta, dodder. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-angel_hair-en-noun-PG3ywRqS Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angel, hair. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-angel_hair-en-noun-3GN5ag1n

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      "word": "cabello de ángel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "angel hair"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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