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スパゲティ (supageti) Japanese meaning: spaghetti | Kotomora

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 word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

spaghetti

food / cooking›

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

from Italian

今日きょうの昼ひるごはんはスパゲッティにしよう。

Let's have spaghetti for lunch today.

彼かれはスパゲッティを茹ゆでるのが上手じょうずだ。

He is good at boiling 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.

Related words

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.

Don't confuse with

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.

Counted with

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

Word family

スパゲティストラップ
spaghetti strap; noodle strap
スパゲティナポリタン
spaghetti Napolitana; Japanese-style spaghetti with tomato sauce
スパゲティボロネーゼ
spaghetti Bolognese; spaghetti with meat sauce
スパゲティミートソース
spaghetti with meat sauce; spaghetti Bolognese

Written forms

スパゲッティUsage42%
Most common spelling, matching the Italian 'spaghetti'.
スパゲティUsage46%
Common variant with a single ッ.
スパゲティーUsage7%
Rare variant with a single ッ and a long final vowel.
スパゲッティーUsage5%
Rare variant with a long final vowel.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian 'spaghetti'.