"ziti" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈziːti/, [ˈziɾi] [General-American] Forms: zitis [plural]
enPR: zēʹtē [General-American] Rhymes: -iːti Etymology: From Italian zite or ziti, plural of zita, zito, from a Southern (Neapolitan or Sicilian) word likely from Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”), originally denoting a young boy or girl. See also petty. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|zite}} Italian zite, {{m|it|ziti}} ziti, {{m|it|zita}} zita, {{m|it|zito}} zito, {{der|en|nap|-}} Neapolitan, {{der|en|scn|-}} Sicilian, {{der|en|VL.|pittitus|t=small, worthless}} Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”), {{m|en|petty}} petty Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} ziti (usually uncountable, plural zitis)
  1. A type of macaroni pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes. Wikipedia link: ziti Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Pasta Synonyms: zite Related terms: zitoni Translations (type of large macaroni): zite [feminine, plural] (Italian), ziti [masculine, plural] (Italian), ズィーティ (zīti) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-ziti-en-noun-5Tn-3C-4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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