n.
Variant: or fet · tuc · ci · ni or fet · tu · ci · ne or fet · tu · ci · ni
Pronunciation: ˌ fe-t ə - ' ch ē -n ē
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Etymology: Italian, plural of fettuccina, diminutive of fettuccia small slice, ribbon, diminutive of fetta slice, probably alteration of *offetta, from offa flour cake, from L
Date: 1912
: pasta in the form of narrow ribbons also : a dish of which fettuccine forms the base