FETTUCCINE

[fet.tuc.ci.ne] or fet.tuc.ci.ni or fet.tu.ci.ne or fet.tu.ci.ni n pl but sing or pl in constr [It, pl. of fettuccina, dim. of fettuccia small slice, ribbon, dim. of fetta slice, prob. alter. of (assumed) offetta, fr. offa flour cake, fr. L] (1912): pasta in the form of narrow ribbons; also: a dish of which fettuccine forms the base