スパゲティ

also: スパゲッティ · スパゲティー · スパゲッティー

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

spaghetti

Standard loanword for the Italian pasta. Used in everyday contexts.

from Italian

〈物もの〉を茹ゆでるto boil spaghetti
鍋なべでスパゲッティを8分ふん茹ゆでた。
I boiled the spaghetti in a pot for 8 minutes.
〈物もの〉にソースをかけるto pour sauce over spaghetti
茹ゆでたスパゲッティにトマトソースをかけた。
I poured tomato sauce over the boiled spaghetti.

パスタN5
パスタ is the broad category term for all Italian pasta shapes, while スパゲッティ names specifically the long, thin strand type.
スパ
スパ is a casual clipped form used in everyday speech, while スパゲティ is the full, more formal word for spaghetti.

マカロニ
マカロニ is short and tubular, whereas スパゲッティ is long and thin, so learners should not treat them as interchangeable pasta words.

皿さらN4
plate; dish; platter; disc · serving; helping; course · kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

Borrowed from Italian 'spaghetti'.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を茹ゆでるto boil spaghetti

鍋なべでスパゲッティを8分ふん茹ゆでた。

I boiled the spaghetti in a pot for 8 minutes.

〈物もの〉にソースをかけるto pour sauce over spaghetti

茹ゆでたスパゲッティにトマトソースをかけた。

I poured tomato sauce over the boiled spaghetti.

Word family

spaghetti strap; noodle strap

spaghetti Napolitana; Japanese-style spaghetti with tomato sauce

spaghetti Bolognese; spaghetti with meat sauce

spaghetti with meat sauce; spaghetti Bolognese