spaghetti

«spaghetti» in Mova's school dictionary: a kind of pasta made in long, thin strings, which is… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (spaghetti — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Spaghetti is a kind of pasta made in long, thin strings, which is boiled and eaten with a sauce. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in everyday life and food lessons: spaghetti bolognese, spaghetti with meatballs; it comes from Italy. In maths and science: dry spaghetti can be used to make shapes or test strength (spaghetti bridges). Phrase: "spaghetti junction" = a very tangled road junction.

examples

• We had spaghetti for dinner. tree →
• I twirl spaghetti round my fork. tree →
• Spaghetti comes from Italy. tree →
• Dry spaghetti snaps easily. tree →
• We built a bridge from spaghetti and marshmallows. tree →
• Spaghetti bolognese is my favourite. tree →
• The wires were tangled like spaghetti. tree →

note

Uncountable: "some spaghetti", not "a spaghetti" (a single one is a "strand of spaghetti"). Spelling: s-p-a-g-h-e-t-t-i (gh, tt).

In the corpora

• In 1957 the BBC showed a famous report of spaghetti «growing on trees» in Switzerland, and many viewers believed it.
• News and companies often publish joke stories on April 1st, like the 1957 BBC report of spaghetti growing on trees.
• In 1957 the BBC showed a famous report of spaghetti «growing on trees», and many people believed it.
• On April 1st news websites and companies often publish joke stories; in 1957 the BBC famously showed spaghetti «growing on trees».
• In 1957 the BBC programme Panorama showed a spoof film of spaghetti growing on trees, and many viewers believed it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «spaghetti» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.