capellini

noun

capellini

noun

UK /ˌkapɛˈliːniː/ · US /ˌkæpəˈlini/

Etymology 1950s, borrowed from Italian capellini (literally “thin hair”), originally a diminutive of capelli (“hair”).

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Synonym of angel hair (“type of pasta”).

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