Meaning
Long, flat ribbons of egg pasta, originally from Emilia-Romagna, sliced from a rolled-out sheet.
Etymology
Origin: Italian
Unadapted borrowing from Italian tagliatelle, from tagliare (“to cut”). * In Italian, -gli(a)- is pronounced /ʎ-/, which can be approximated in English by /lj-/; the pronunciation with /ɡ/ is a spelling pronunciation. * In English, the final vowel is most often /i/, and only rarely /eɪ/ (the expected approximation of Italian /e/, as in e.g. bersagliere), probably due to the prevalence of Italian terms ending in /i/ (cavatelli, ravioli, etc).
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles: