Definition of "farfalle" [farfalle]

• Pasta in the shape of bow ties. (noun)

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• "Bow-tie pasta, also called farfalle, is my first choice but linguini is also good, especially when you serve this dish with the dressing still warm."
• "There are a variety of dishes to suit just about any palate -- bacon-wrapped shrimp, spinach- and feta-stuffed portabello mushrooms, salmon and cream cheese bruschetta with capers, caprese salad, swiss chard, pumpkin ravioli, salmon farfalle and a variety of other pastas."
• "They're a bit like a deep-cupped farfalle, if you know farfalle, which are butterflies, bowtie-shaped pastas."