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Meaning of the word spaghetti in English

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spaghetti

US /spəˈɡet̬.i/
UK /spəˈɡet̬.i/
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Noun

1.

pasta in the form of long, thin strings, typically made of durum wheat and water, and cooked by boiling

Example:
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She cooked a delicious plate of spaghetti with meatballs.
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Do you prefer thin or thick spaghetti?
2.

a tangled or confused mass of something, especially wires or cables

Example:
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The back of the computer was a spaghetti of wires.
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The old factory was a spaghetti of pipes and machinery.
Synonym:
tanglemessjumblecluttersnarl
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