Home › Words › C › conchiglieconchiglie/kɑnˈkiːljeɪ/conchiglie · noun — pasta shells.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, conchiglie ranks #26,504 of 43,201 for Qualifying.conchiglie is pronounced /kɑnˈkiːljeɪ/.EtymologyBorrowed from Italian conchiglie, plural of conchiglia (“animal shell; pasta shell”).nounpasta shellsDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.conchiglioni 75% match — A larger form of conchiglie pasta. vs conchiglie →eliche 71% match — pasta spirals vs conchiglie →cannolicchi 68% match — Pasta in short twisted tubes resembling razor clams. vs conchiglie →cellentani 66% match — cavatappi pasta vs conchiglie →fusilli 61% match — Pasta in the shape of short spirals. vs conchiglie →cannelloni 61% match — Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven. vs conchiglie →tufoli 60% match — A kind of large cylindrical pasta. vs conchiglie →cavatelli 59% match — A type of pasta, with rolled edges. vs conchiglie →