spaghetti
US /spəˈɡet̬.i/
UK /spəˈɡet̬.i/
1.
spaghetti
pasta in the form of long, thin strings, typically made of durum wheat and water, and cooked by boiling
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She cooked a delicious plate of spaghetti with meatballs.
Ha cucinato un delizioso piatto di spaghetti con polpette.
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Do you prefer thin or thick spaghetti?
Preferisci gli spaghetti sottili o spessi?
2.
groviglio, confusione
a tangled or confused mass of something, especially wires or cables
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The back of the computer was a spaghetti of wires.
Il retro del computer era un groviglio di fili.
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The old factory was a spaghetti of pipes and machinery.
La vecchia fabbrica era un groviglio di tubi e macchinari.