Apr7

mo, mo, spaghetto.

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If you go into an italian restaurant and order spaghetto, chances are you’ll leave hungry. That’s because “spaghetto” refers to just a lone pasta strand; it’s the singular form of the plural “spaghetti.” Other beloved Italian foods share this same disinction— one cannoli is a “cannolo,” and it’s a single cheese-filled “raviolo” or “panino” sandwich. Italian language rules state that a word ending in -i means it’s plural, whereas an -o or -a suffix, denotes singularity.  As for the term for the beloved pasta dish itself, “spaghetti” was inspired by the Italian word ‘spago,’ which means “twine” or “string.”

 i highly doubt that i will ever be using this term, as i would have to order many spaghetto to be happy, so it’s back to spaghetti for me.

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“everything you see i owe to spaghetti.”

-sophia loren

 

 

 

 

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  15. Given my studies of Latin and Spanish, admittedly back in high school, I probably should have figured that out for myself. But it never occurred to me. As for Sophia’s advice, I can try but at this point I think it’s too late.

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