mostaccioli

English

Etymology

From Italian mostaccioli.

Noun

mostaccioli (uncountable)

  1. A type of penne pasta which resembles ziti.
    • 1988 May 27, Barbara W. Siebel, “Tina and Rosie's Farewell”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      My husband provided the keg of beer and Tina made huge bowls of mostaccioli (not lasagna, never in ten years lasagna!).

Further reading

Italian

Noun

mostaccioli m

  1. plural of mostacciolo