Home › Words › P › pennepenne/ˈpɛneɪ/penne · noun — A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).penne is pronounced /ˈpɛneɪ/.EtymologyBorrowed from Italian penne, plural of penna.nounA type of short, diagonally cut pasta.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pennoni 81% match — A type of long, diagonally cut pasta. vs penne →casarecce 64% match — A type of pasta in the form of short, narrow, twisted tubes. vs penne →spaghettoni 64% match — A form of thick spaghetti. vs penne →rotini 62% match — A type of helix- or corkscrew-shaped pasta similar to fusilli. vs penne →anelloni 62% match — A type of pasta similar to rigatoni but with ridges on the inside. vs penne →fusilli 61% match — Pasta in the shape of short spirals. vs penne →lasagnette 61% match — A type of ribbon pasta that is rippled like the edge of a sheet of lasagna vs penne →tagliolini 60% match — A kind of egg pasta with a ribbon shape, like tagliatelle but thinner. vs penne →