Definition of "fusilli" [fusilli]

• Pasta in short spirals or corkscrews. (noun)

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• "I had fusilli which was an appetizer served with EVOO, garlic, small very tender sea scallops and a light sprinkling of cheese."
• "I think a nice chilled fusilli pesto salad would fill the bill."
• "Thames & Hudson Fusilli Lunghi Bucati Fusilli Lunghi Bucati Part of the extended fusilli clan, this shape has a hollow interior and a long twisted profile."