pasghetti
noun/pəˈskɛti/
Etymology A childish pronunciation of spaghetti, with metathesis to avoid the consonant cluster /sp/.
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Childish, Nonstandard Spaghetti.
- "I love pasghetti!" Terry and Nobody sat by the large kitchen window [...]1984, Romeo Muller, Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody, Troll Communications Llc, page 14:
- 'Will you make pasghetti?' / 'Yes, I will.'1988, Meanjin, volume 47, The University of Melbourne, page 332:
4 more examples
- My hostess and I eat quiche, the girls spaghetti. Pasghetti. They giggle.1999, Sharon Bryan, “Lunch with Girl Scouts”, in Real things: an anthology of popular culture in American poetry, Indiana University Press, page 258:
- "You know pasghetti's my favorite." Sara flashed Nick a smile as she leaned toward the pumpkin, the felt pen held tightly in her hand.1993, Moyra Tarling, Just a Memory Away, Harlequin Books, page 76:
- When I finished she took her thumb out of her mouth and informed me that her name was Claudia and she liked 'pasghetti'.2002, Vida Adamoli, La bella vita, Summersdale, page 31:
- "Pasghetti for supper is good news," said Frankie, holding out his plate.2006, Katherine Scraper, Vicki Scraper, Show Me: Graphic Organizers for Reading Comprehension Across the Curriculum, Good Year Books, page 174: