"fusilli" meaning in English

See fusilli in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌfuːˈziːli/ [US], /ˌfuːˈsiːli/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fusilli.wav Forms: fusilli [plural], fusillis [plural]
Etymology: From Italian fusilli, plural of fusillo, diminutive of fuso (“spindle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|fusilli}} Italian fusilli Head templates: {{en-noun|-|fusilli|s}} fusilli (usually uncountable, plural fusilli or fusillis)
  1. Pasta in the shape of short spirals. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: corkscrew pasta, eliche Translations (pasta): 螺絲粉 /螺丝粉 (english: lo⁴ si¹ fan²) (Chinese Cantonese), 螺旋粉 (luóxuánfěn) (Chinese Mandarin), vřetena [neuter, plural] (Czech), fusilli (Czech), fusilli [common-gender] (Danish), pastaskruer [plural] (Danish), fusilli (Dutch), spirelli (Dutch), fusilli (Finnish), fusilli [masculine, plural] (French), Fusilli [plural] (German), Spirelli [plural] (German), φουζίλι (fouzíli) (Greek), βίδες (vídes) [feminine, plural] (Greek), fusillo [masculine] (Italian), フジッリ (fujirri) (Japanese), 푸실리 (pusilli) (Korean), fusilli (Norwegian Bokmål), pastaskruer [masculine, plural] (Norwegian Bokmål), fusilli (Norwegian Nynorsk), pastaskruar [masculine, plural] (Norwegian Nynorsk), fusilli [neuter] (Polish), świderki [masculine, plural] (Polish), fusilli [masculine] (Portuguese), фузи́лли (fuzílli) (Russian), fusilli (Slovak), fusilli [masculine] (Spanish), fuchile (Spanish), fussil (Spanish), refusil (Spanish), fusilli (Swedish), burgu makarna (Turkish), mì xoắn (Vietnamese)
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "pastaskruer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "sense": "pasta",
      "word": "fusilli"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "sense": "pasta",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "pastaskruar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "pasta",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fusilli"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "pasta",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "świderki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "pasta",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fusilli"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "fuzílli",
      "sense": "pasta",
      "word": "фузи́лли"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "pasta",
      "word": "fusilli"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "pasta",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fusilli"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "pasta",
      "word": "fuchile"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "pasta",
      "word": "fussil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "pasta",
      "word": "refusil"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "pasta",
      "word": "fusilli"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "pasta",
      "word": "burgu makarna"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "pasta",
      "word": "mì xoắn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fusilli"
}

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