Home › Words › L › linguinelinguine/lɪŋˈɡwiːnɪ/linguine · noun — ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).linguine is pronounced /lɪŋˈɡwiːnɪ/.EtymologyBorrowed from Italian linguine (literally “little tongues”), from lingua (“tongue”).nounRibbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fettuccine 77% match — Long, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle. vs linguine →taglierini 75% match — A kind of egg pasta with a ribbon shape, like tagliatelle but thinner. vs linguine →tagliolini 74% match — A kind of egg pasta with a ribbon shape, like tagliatelle but thinner. vs linguine →tagliatelle 74% match — Long, flat ribbons of egg pasta, originally from Emilia-Romagna, sliced from a rolled-out sheet. vs linguine →lasagnette 74% match — A type of ribbon pasta that is rippled like the edge of a sheet of lasagna vs linguine →fettuccelle 65% match — A narrow form of fettuccine pasta. vs linguine →fettuccini 65% match — A long, broad, thick noodle; a type of pasta having this shape. vs linguine →tagliatella 63% match — A piece of tagliatelle. vs linguine →