pasta e fagioli

English

Alternative forms

  • pasta fagioli

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pasta e fagioli (literally pasta and beans). Doublet of pasta fazool, a borrowing from Neapolitan.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpastə ɛ faˈdʒəʊlɪ/, /ˌpastə faˈdʒəʊlɪ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊli

Noun

pasta e fagioli (uncountable)

  1. An Italian soup made with pasta and cannellini beans.
    Synonym: (US) pasta fazool

Translations

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpas.ta e‿f.faˈd͡ʒɔ.li/
  • Rhymes: -ɔli

Noun

pasta e fagioli f (uncountable)

  1. pasta e fagioli, pasta fazool (soup made with pasta and beans)