tagliatelle

English

Alternative forms

• tagliatelli (less common)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian tagliatelle, from tagliare (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌtaljəˈtɛli/, enPR: tăl'yə-tĕlʹē
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌtæljəˈtɛli/, /ˌtɑljəˈtɛli/, enPR: tăl'yə-tĕlʹē, täl'yə-tĕlʹē
• Rhymes: -ɛli
• Hyphenation: ta‧glia‧tel‧le

Noun

tagliatelle (usually uncountable, plural tagliatelles) or tagliatelle pl (normally plural, singular tagliatella)

1. Long, flat ribbons of egg pasta, originally from Emilia-Romagna, sliced from a rolled-out sheet.
   • 1985, Fred Plotkin, “[Recipes] Emilia-Romagna”, in The Authentic Pasta Book: Regional Italian Recipes for Great Classic and Contemporary Dishes From Great Chefs and Fine Home Cooks, New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 182:

     When the tagliatelle are al dente, drain thoroughly and transfer to a warm bowl.

   • 1992, Clint Hall, Tokyo Dining Out: A Budget Restaurant Guide, Tokyo: The Japan Times, →ISBN, page 25:

     And the tagliatelle are topped with shrimp and accompanied by a plate of good hot French bread made before your eyes in the restaurant’s small glass-walled bakery.

   • 1993, Sarah Freeman, “Pasta with Sauces”, in The Student Pasta Cook Book: Eating Well Without Mixer, Microwave or Money, London: Collins & Brown, →ISBN, page 82:

     Stir the ham into the sauce; if the tagliatelle are not quite ready, remove the ham and the peas from the heat.

   • 2001, Sophie Grigson, “[Pasta, Rice and Grains] Pasta”, in The Complete Sophie Grigson Cookbook: Over 440 Classic Recipes from Sophie Grigson, London: BBC Worldwide Limited, →ISBN, page 284:

     Fry gently over a low heat, stirring from time to time, until the tagliatelle are ready (it’s fine if the beans go slightly fuzzy at the edges, just as long as they don’t burn!).

   • 2021 April 8, Christine Lavaf, “That Actually Hurt” (31:09 from the start), in Invincible‎^[1], season 1, episode 5, spoken by Debbie Grayson (Sandra Oh):

     “Hi, honey. If you have a sec, could you pick up a few things for dinner? Well, I was thinking some tagliatelle from that restaurant in Rome, and maybe that wine from Provence, the rosé. Yeah. Thanks, sweetie. Love you.”

Usage notes

• In Italian, -glia- is pronounced /ʎa/, which can be approximated in English by /ljə/ in an unstressed syllable. Hence the g is not pronounced as /ɡ/ in English.

Coordinate terms

• fettuccine
• linguine

Related terms

• taglierini
• tagliolini

Translations

flat ribbons of pasta

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 寬麵條 / 宽面条 (kuān miàntiáo)

• Czech: široké nudle f pl, tagliatelle (cs) f pl
• Danish: tagliatelle c, båndspagetti c (dated)
• Emilian: tajadèl f pl (Bolognese), tajadèli f pl (Carpigiano, Modenese, Reggiano)
• Finnish: tagliatelle (fi)
• French: tagliatelles (fr) f pl
• German: Bandnudel (de) f, Tagliatelle pl
• Greek: χυλοπίτες (el) f pl (chylopítes), ταλιατέλες (el) f pl (taliatéles)
• Italian: tagliatelle (it) f pl
• Japanese: タリアテッレ (tariaterre), タッリャテッレ (tarryaterre), タッギャテッレ (taggyaterre)
• Korean: 탈리아텔레 (talliatelle)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: båndspagetti m

• Polish: tagliatelle (pl) n
• Sicilian: tagghiateḍḍi f pl, tagghiateddi f pl
• Swedish: bandspagetti c, bandspaghetti c, bandmakaroner c pl, tagliatelle c

Further reading

• tagliatelle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taʎ.ʎaˈtɛl.le/
• Rhymes: -ɛlle
• Hyphenation: ta‧glia‧tèl‧le

Noun

tagliatelle f pl

1. plural of tagliatella

Polish

tagliatelle

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian tagliatelle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ljaˈtɛl.lɛ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛllɛ
• Syllabification: ta‧glia‧tel‧le

Noun

tagliatelle n (indeclinable)

1. tagliatelle (long, flat ribbons of egg pasta, originally from Emilia-Romagna, sliced from a rolled-out sheet)

Further reading

• tagliatelle in Polish dictionaries at PWN