/speuh get"ee/ , n.
1. a white, starchy pasta of Italian origin that is made in the form of long strings, boiled, and served with any of a variety of meat, tomato, or other sauces.
2. Elect. an insulating tubing of small diameter into which bare wire can be slipped.
[ 1885-90; spaghetto, dim. of spago thin rope spacus twine, prob. sphákos long-threaded lichen ]