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While the only basic difference between these names is the shape of the pasta, each pasta is typically matched with a particular sauce based on cooking time, consistency, ability to hold sauce, ease of eating, etc. In the same way that hamburgers are generally not eaten on hotdog buns, pasta amatriciana, for example, is not made with angel hair spaghetti, but with bucatini. Some pasta varieties are uniquely regional and not diffused throughout Italy. In other cases, the cut of pasta is present in more than one region, but the cut is called by another name. For example, the cut rotelle is also called by the names ruote and wagon wheel.
Shaped pasta
Image | Type | Common? | Description | Translation |
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Campanelle | No | Small cones | little bells | |
Casarecci | No | Short lengths rolled into an S shape | ||
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Cavatelli | Yes | Seashell shaped with rolled edges | |
Cechetti | No | Spherical, stuffed with basil, served with liver and cloves of garlic | Little dancing tin cans | |
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Cencioni | No | Petal shaped, slightly curved with rough convex side | little rag |
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Conchiglie | Yes | Seashell shaped | shells |
Conchiglioni | Yes | Large, stuffable seashell shaped | large shells | |
Creste di galli | No | Short, curved and ruffled | cocks' combs | |
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Farfalle | Yes | Bow tie or butterfly shaped | butterflies |
Farfallone | No | Larger bow ties | large butterfly | |
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Fiorentine | Yes | Tuscan pasta shape | Florentines |
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Fioriettini | Yes | Shaped like a flower | flowers |
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Fusilli | Yes | Three-edged spiral, usually in mixed colours. Many vendors and brands sold as fusilli are two-edged | Fusilli, meaning rifle. As the inside barrel of a gun is "rifled" using a similar screw-shaped device |
Fusilli Bucati | No | A more spring shaped variety | holed rifles | |
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Gemelli | Yes | A single S-shaped strand of pasta twisted in a loose spiral | twins |
Gigli | No | Cone or flower shaped | ||
Gramigna | No | Short curled lengths of pasta | ||
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Lanterne | No | Curved ridges | lantern holders |
Lumache | No | Snail shaped | From lumaca, meaning snail | |
Lumaconi | No | Jumbo Lumache | ||
Maltagliati | No | Flat roughly cut triangles | badly cut | |
Marille | No | Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro in 1983 - like a rolling ocean wave in cross-section, but sadly unsuccessful & no longer produced | ||
Orecchiette | No | Bowl or ear shaped pasta | little ears | |
Pipe | Yes | Larger versions of macaroni | ||
Quadrefiore | No | Square with rippled edges | flower quadrants | |
Radiatore | Yes | Shaped like radiators | ||
Ricciolini | No | Short wide noodles with a 90-degree twist | ||
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Rotelle | Yes | Wagon wheel shaped pasta | little wheels (from ruota—wheel) |
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Rotini | Yes | 2-edged spiral, tightly wound. Some vendors and brands are 3-edged and sold as rotini | |
Spirali | Yes | A tube which spirals round | ||
Spiralini | No | More tightly-coiled fusilli | ||
Strozzapreti | No | Rolled across their width | choke priest or strangle priest | |
Torchio | No | Torch shaped | ||
Trofie | No | Thin twisted pasta |
Tubular pasta
Image | Type | Common? | Description | Translation |
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Bucatini | Yes | Hollow spaghetti | little hole | |
Calamarata | No | Wide ring shaped pasta | ||
Calamaretti | No | Smaller Calamarata | ||
Cannelloni | Yes | Large stuffable tubes | big pipes or big reeds | |
Cavatappi | No | Corkscrew-shaped macaroni | ||
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Cellentani | No | Corkscrew-shaped tube | |
Chifferi | No | Short and wide macaroni | ||
Ditalini | Yes | Short tubes; like elbows but shorter and without a bend | ||
Fideuà | No | Short and thin tubes | ||
Elbow macaroni | Yes | Bent tubes | ||
Elicoidali | No | Slightly ribbed tube pasta; the ribs are corked as opposed to those on rigatoni | ||
Fagioloni | No | Short narrow tube | ||
Garganelli | No | Square egg noodle rolled into a tube | ||
Maccheroni | Yes | As long as a little finger, usually striped. Note: The English term macaroni is used for any tubular pasta, not just maccheroni. | ||
Maccheroncelli | No | Hollow pencil shaped pasta | ||
Maltagliati | No | Short wide pasta with diagonally cut ends | ||
Manicotti | Yes | Large stuffable ridged tubes | ||
Mezzani | No | Short curved tube | ||
Mezze Penne | Yes | Short version of penne | ||
Mezzi Bombardoni | No | Wide short tubes | ||
Mostaccioli | Yes | Sometimes confused to be another name for Penne, Mostaccioli differs in that it does not have ridges. Mostaccioli is also called Penne Lisca or "smoothe penne" | "mustaches" | |
Paccheri | No | Large tube | ||
Pasta al ceppo | No | Shaped like a cinnamon stick | ||
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Penne | Yes | Medium length tubes with ridges, cut diagonally at both ends | literally "pens" because the tip is similar to that of a quill, or fountain pen |
Penne rigate | Yes | Penne with ridged sides | ||
Penne Zita | No | Wider version of penne | ||
Pennette | No | Short thin version of penne | ||
Pennoni | No | Wider version of penne | ||
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Perciatelli | No | Thicker bucatini | |
Rigatoncini | No | Smaller version of rigatoni | ||
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Rigatoni | Yes | Large and slightly curved tube | from "riga," meaning line: rigatoni means that with lines (large). "rigato" or "rigate", when added to another pasta name means lined, or, with ridges added, as in "spaghetti rigate" |
Sagne Incannulate | No | Long tube formed of twisted ribbon | ||
Trenne | No | Penne shaped as a triangle | ||
Trennette | No | Smaller version of trenne | ||
Tortiglioni | No | Narrower rigatoni | ||
Tuffoli | No | Ridged rigatoni | ||
Ziti | Yes | Long, narrow hose-like tubes | ||
Zitoni | No | Wider version of Ziti |
Strand noodles
Straight round-rods
In order from thickest to thinnest.
Image | Type | Common? | Description | Translation |
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Spaghettoni | No | (spah-geh-TOH-nee) Thick spaghetti. | -oni “thick/large” |
Spaghetti | Yes | (spah-GEH-tee) A round-rod pasta, thicker than fedelini. | spago means twine. spaghetto means little twine. spaghetti is plural | |
Spaghettini | No | (spah-geh-TEE-nee) Thin spaghetti. | thin twine | |
Fedelini | No | (fay-day-LEE-nee) A round-rod pasta, thicker than vermicelli, and thinner than spaghetti. | little faithful ones | |
Vermicelloni | No | (ver-mih-chel-OH-nee) Thick vermicelli. | Thick vermicelli | |
Vermicelli | Yes | (ver-mih-CHEL-lee) A round-rod pasta, thicker than capellini, and thinner than fedelini. | little worms | |
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Capellini | Yes | (kah-pehl-LEE-nee) A round-rod pasta, thicker than angel hair, and thinner than vermicelli. | thin hair |
Capelli d'angelo | Yes | (kah-PELL-ee DAN-dzheh-low) The thinnest round-rod pasta. | Angel hair |
Other
Image | Type | Common? | Description | Translation |
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Barbina | No | Thin strands often coiled into nests | ||
Chitarra | No | Similar to spaghetti, except square rather than round | "guitar" as guitars have squarish-chords | |
Ciriole | No | Thicker version of chitarra | ||
Fusilli lunghi | No | Very long coiled rods (like a thin telephone cord) | long rifles | |
Pici | No | Very thick, found in Tuscany |
Ribbon pasta noodles
Image | Type | Common? | Description | Translation |
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Bavette | No | Narrower version of tagliatelle | ||
Bavettine | No | Narrower version of bavette | ||
Fettuce | No | Wider version of fettuccine | ||
Fettuccine | Yes | Ribbon of pasta approximately one centimeter wide | Little ribbons | |
Fettucelle | No | Narrower version of fettuccine | ||
Lagane | No | Wide noodles | ||
Lasagne | Yes | Very wide noodles that often have fluted edges | chamber pot | |
Lasagnette | No | Narrower version of lasagna | ||
Lasagnotte | No | Longer version of lasagna | ||
Linguettine | No | Narrower version of linguine | ||
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Linguine | Yes | Flattened spaghetti | little tongues |
Mafalde | No | Short rectangular ribbons | ||
Mafaldine | No | Long ribbons with ruffled sides | ||
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Pappardelle | Yes | Thick flat ribbon | |
Pillus | No | Very thin ribbons | ||
File:Pizzocheri.JPG | Pizzoccheri | No | Ribbon pasta made from buckwheat | |
Reginette | No | Wide ribbon with rippled edges | ||
Sagnarelli | No | Rectangular ribbons with fluted edges | ||
Scialatelli of Scilatielli | No | Homemade long spaghetti with a twisted long spiral | ||
Stringozzi | No | Similar to shoelaces | ||
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Tagliatelle | Yes | Ribbon fairly thinner than fettuccine | |
Taglierini | No | Thinner version of Tagliatelle | ||
Trenette | No | Thin ribbon ridged on one side | ||
Tripoline | No | Thick ribbon ridged on one side |
Micro pasta
Image | Type | Common? | Description | Translation |
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Acini di pepe | No | Bead-like pasta | Peppercorns |
Alphabets | Yes | Pasta shaped as letters of the alphabet | Letters | |
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Anelli | No | Small rings of pasta | rings |
Anellini | No | Smaller version of anelli | little rings | |
Couscous | Yes | Grain looking pasta. Most common in North Africa. Increasingly more common in Asia and North America | (PLACEHOLDER FOR TRANSLATION OF COUSCOUS) | |
Conchigliette | No | Small shell shaped pasta | little shells | |
Corallini | No | Small short tubes of pasta | little corals | |
Ditali | Yes | Small short tubes | thimbles | |
Ditalini | Yes | Smaller versions of ditali | little thimbles | |
Farfalline | No | Small bow tie shaped pasta | bow ties | |
Fideos | No | Short thin noodles | ||
Filini | No | Smaller version of fideos | ||
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Fregula | No | Bead-like pasta from Sardinia | |
Funghini | No | Small mushroom shaped pasta | little mushrooms | |
Occhi di pernice | No | Very small rings of pasta | ||
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Orzo | Yes | Rice shaped pasta (also, Risoni) | |
Pastina | No | Small spheres about the same size or smaller than acini di pepe | ||
Pearl Pasta | No | Spheres slightly larger than acini di pepe | ||
Quadrettini | No | Small flat squares of pasta | little squares | |
Risi | No | Smaller version of orzo | ||
Seme di melone | No | Small seed shaped pasta | melon seeds | |
Stelle | No | Small star shaped pasta | stars | |
Stelline | No | Smaller version of stelle | little stars | |
Stortini | No | Smaller version of elbow macaroni | ||
Trachana | No | Granular, irregular shaped pasta of Greek origin |
Stuffed pasta
Image | Type | Common? | Description | Translation |
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Agnolotti | Yes | Semi-circular pockets; can be stuffed with ricotta or mix of cheese and meats or pureed vegetables. | Lambs' ears |
Cannelloni | Yes | Rolls of pasta with stuff inside. Usually cooked in oven. | ||
Mezzalune | No | Semi-circular pockets; about 2.5 in. diameter. | Half-moons | |
Mandu | Yes | Commonly referred as dumpling, "potsticker" or "gyoza." Stuffed with vegetables, meat, and seafood. Pronounced [Mah-n-doo]. Can be steamed, boiled, pan-fried or deep-fried. | ||
Panzarotti | Yes | |||
Ravioli | Yes | |||
Sacchettini | No | |||
Tortellini & Tortelloni | Yes | Small, rectangle. About 1x2cm. Stuffed with cheese and/or procciuto. |
Irregular Shapes
Image | Type | Common? | Description | Translation |
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Gnocchi | Yes | Round in shape and often made with flour plus potatoes. | |
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Spätzle | Yes | German egg pasta that is either round in shape or completely irregular, when hand made. | Means "little sparrow" in German. |