Definition of pappardelle in English:
pappardelle
plural noun ˌpapɑːˈdɛleɪˌpaparˈdelle
Pasta in the form of broad flat ribbons, usually served with a meat sauce.
Example sentencesExamples
- Of note is the pappardelle, coiled, thick ribbons of pasta lightly tinted in truffle juice and sprinkled with green peas - very yummy.
- When the bustling streets of Florence get too much, escape to the garden of this family-run restaurant and eat fresh pappardelle with wild hare in the sunshine.
- The pappardelle - a wide, flat ribbon pasta - is so fresh that you can actually taste its inherit wheatiness.
- Pasta starters also feature, such as linguine with semi-dried tomatoes, pine nuts and rocket, and pappardelle with chorizo and tomato sauce.
- Just as good and just as dense are barely sticky notched-edge ribbons of pappardelle mingled with earthy fragments of wild mushroom, toasted walnuts and melted pieces of more pecorino.
Origin
Italian, from pappare 'eat hungrily'.