Definition of "tagliatelle" [tagliatelle]

• See fettuccine. (noun)

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• "Except for the Veneto (where lasagne refers to what the rest of Italy calls tagliatelle), these are large sheets of pasta used to make the layered pasta dish by the same name (except again in the Veneto where it is called pasticcio)."
• "After the exercise, there is a feast of delicious Umbrian specialties such as tagliatelle with black truffles, wild boar and porcini."
• "Simmer for an hour or two then mix through half a cup of cream and serve with some buttered pasta such as tagliatelle or papardelle; or with mashed potatoes."