spaghetti
To serve spaghettiTo serve (someone) spaghetti (noun noun 1 sense 1).
» Tom knows how to cook spaghetti.
Tom weiß, wie man Spaghetti macht.
Том знает, как приготовить спагетти.
Том умеет готовить спагетти.
Том знає, як готувати спагетті.
Том знає, як приготувати спагетті.
Том уміє готувати спагеті.
Meaning
6 senses(humorous, informal, transitive)To serve (someone) spaghetti (noun noun 1 sense 1).
(informal, transitive)To cause (someone or something) to become, or appear to become, longer and thinner; to stretch.
He spaghettied the referee when he landed on him.
(informal, transitive)To cause (something) to become tangled.
(humorous, informal, intransitive)To eat spaghetti (noun noun 1 sense 1).
(informal, intransitive)To become, or appear to become, longer and thinner.
(informal, intransitive)To become tangled.
The cables spaghettied onto the shoulder of the technician.
Examples
268 sentencesTom knows how to cook spaghetti.
Том знає, як готувати спагетті. — uandr
ruТом знает, как приготовить спагетти. — Balamax
deTom weiß, wie man Spaghetti macht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom makes the best spaghetti in the world.
Том готує найкращі спагеті в світі. — deniko
ruТом готовит лучшие спагетти в мире. — odexed
deTom macht die besten Spaghetti der Welt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom doesn't like the way Mary makes spaghetti.
Тому не подобається, як Мері варить спагеті. — deniko
Tom cooked spaghetti for dinner.
Том приготував на вечерю спагеті. — deniko
ruТом приготовил на ужин спагетти. — marafon
Tom's favorite food is spaghetti.
Улюблена їжа Тома — спагеті. — deniko
Origin
The noun is borrowed from Italian spaghetti, the plural of spaghetto (“strand of spaghettiThe noun is borrowed from Italian spaghetti, the plural of spaghetto (“strand of spaghetti”), from spago (“cord, string, twine; thread”) + -etto (diminutive suffix). Spago is derived from Latin spagus (“twine”), probably from Ancient Greek σφάκος (sphákos, “apple sage (Salvia pomifera)”), probably from Pre-Greek. The verb is derived from the noun.
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Forms
spaghettis, spaghettiing, spaghettied, spaghettied| Base form | spaghetti · to spaghetti |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | spaghettis |
| Present participle | spaghettiing |
| Past simple | spaghettied |
| Past participle | spaghettied |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
10 patterns- make spaghetti
- spaghetti for dinner
- spaghetti sauce
- make spaghetti for
- eat spaghetti
- to make spaghetti
- cook spaghetti
- is making spaghetti
- to eat spaghetti
- like spaghetti