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Record 1 2015-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Noodles and Pasta
OBS

This tubular Italian pasta used to be made by wrapping pasta dough around knitting needles. The term now refers to any small tubular pasta, all of which go well with chunky sauces.

OBS

macaroni: collective term usually taking a singular verb. The term most often refers to the whole serving rather than to one single pasta tube.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes alimentaires
OBS

Pâte alimentaire en forme de tube.

OBS

macaroni : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • macaronis

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pastas alimentarias
DEF

Pasta alimenticia de harina que tiene forma de canuto más o menos alargado.

OBS

macarrón: término utilizado generalmente en plural.

Key term(s)
  • macarrones
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