List of pasta

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Some different colours and shapes of pasta, in a pasta specialty store in Venice.
Some different colours and shapes of pasta, in a pasta specialty store in Venice.

While the only basic difference between these names is the shape of the pasta, each pasta is typically matched with a particular sauce based on cooking time, consistency, ability to hold sauce, ease of eating, etc. In the same way that hamburgers are generally not eaten on hotdog buns, pasta amatriciana, for example, is not made with angel hair spaghetti, but with bucatini. Some pasta varieties are uniquely regional and not diffused throughout Italy. In other cases, the cut of pasta is present in more than one region, but the cut is called by another name. For example, the cut rotelle is also called by the names ruote and wagon wheel.


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[edit] Shaped pasta

Image Type Common? Description Translation
No Pic Campanelle No Small cones "little bells"
No Pic Casarecci No Short lengths rolled into an "S"
Cavatelli Yes Seashell shaped with rolled edges
No Pic Cechetti No Spherical, stuffed with basil, served with liver and cloves of garlic "Little dancing tin cans"
Cencioni No Petal shaped, slightly curved with rough convex side "little rag"
Conchiglie Yes Seashell shaped "shells"
No Pic Conchiglioni Yes Large, stuffable seashell shaped "large shells"
No Pic Creste di galli No Short, curved and ruffled
Farfalle Yes Bow tie or butterfly shaped From farfalla, meaning butterfly
No Pic Farfallone No Larger bow ties "large butterfly"
Fiorentine Yes Tuscan pasta shape "Florentines"
Fiori Yes Shaped like a flower "flowers"
Fusilli Yes Three-edged spiral, usually in mixed colours Fusilli, meaning rifle. As the inside barrel of a gun is "rifled" using a similar screw-shaped device
No Pic Fusilli Bucati No A more spring shaped variety "holed rifles"
Gemelli Yes A single S-shaped strand of pasta twisted in a loose spiral "twins"
No Pic Gigli No Cone or flower shaped
No Pic Gramigna No Short curled lengths of pasta
Lanterne No Curved ridges "lantern holders"
No Pic Lumache No Snail shaped From lumaca, meaning snail
No Pic Lumaconi No Jumbo Lumache
No Pic Maltagliati No Flat roughly cut triangles "badly cut"
Orecchiette No Bowl or ear shaped pasta "little ears"
No Pic Pipe Yes Larger versions of macaroni
No Pic Quadrefiore No Square with rippled edges
No Pic Radiatore Yes Shaped like radiators
No Pic Ricciolini No Short wide noodles with a 90-degree twist
Rotelle Yes Wagon wheel shaped pasta "little wheels" (from ruota—wheel)
Rotini Yes 2-edged spiral, tightly wound
No Pic Spirali Yes A tube which spirals round
No Pic Spiralini No More tightly-coiled fusilli
No Pic Strozzapreti No Rolled across their width literally means "choke priest" or "strangle priest"
No Pic Torchio No Torch shaped
No Pic Trofie No Thin twisted pasta

[edit] Tubular pasta

Image Type Common? Description Translation
Bucatini Yes Hollow spaghetti from "buco" meaning hole. "little hole"
No Pic Calamarata No Wide ring shaped pasta
No Pic Calamaretti No Smaller Calamarata
No Pic Cannelloni Yes Large stuffable tubes
No Pic Cavatappi No "S" shaped macaroni also known as Scoobi Do
Cellentani No Corkscrew shaped tube
No Pic Chifferi No Short and wide macaroni
No Pic Ditalini Yes Short tubes; like elbows but shorter and without a bend
No Pic Fideuà No Short and thin tubes
No Pic Elbow macaroni Yes Bent tubes
No Pic Elicoidali No Slightly ribbed tube pasta
No Pic Fagioloni No Short narrow tube
Garganelli No Square egg noodle rolled into a tube
No Pic Maccheroni Yes As long as a little finger, usually striped. Note: The English term macaroni is used for any tubular pasta, not just maccheroni.
No Pic Maccheroncelli No Hollow pencil shaped pasta
No Pic Maltagliati No Short wide pasta with diagonally cut ends
No Pic Manicotti Yes Large stuffable ridged tubes
No Pic Mezzani No Short curved tube
No Pic Mezze Penne Yes Short version of penne
No Pic Mezzi Bombardoni No Wide short tubes
No Pic Mostaccioli Yes Another name for Penne
No Pic Paccheri No Large tube
No Pic Pasta al ceppo No Shaped like a cinnamon stick
Penne Yes Medium length tubes with diagonally cut ends literally "pens" because the tip is similar to that of a quill, or fountain pen
No Pic Penne rigate Yes Penne with ridged sides
No Pic Penne Zita No Wider version of penne
No Pic Pennette No Short thin version of penne
No Pic Pennoni No Wider version of penne
Perciatelli No Thicker bucatini
No Pic Rigatoncini No Smaller version of rigatoni
Rigatoni Yes Large and slightly curved tube from "riga," meaning line: "rigato" means lined, rigatoni means that with lines
No Pic Sagne Incannulate No Long tube formed of twisted ribbon
No Pic Scoobi Do No "S" shaped macaroni also known as Cavatappi "cork-screw"
No Pic Trenne No Penne shaped as a triangle
No Pic Trennette No Smaller version of trenne
Tortiglioni No Narrower rigatoni
No Pic Tuffoli No Ridged rigatoni
No Pic Ziti Yes Long, narrow hose-like tubes
No Pic Zitoni No Wider version of Ziti

[edit] Strand noodles

[edit] Straight round-rods

In order from thickest to thinest.

Image Type Common? Description Translation
Spaghettoni No (spah-geh-TOH-nee) Thick spaghetti. -oni “thick/large”
Spaghetti Yes (spah-GEH-tee) A round-rod pasta, thicker than fedelini. spago means twine. spaghetto means little twine. spaghetti is plural
No Pic Spaghettini No (spah-geh-TEE-nee) Thin spaghetti. -ini “thin/small”
No Pic Fedelini No (fay-day-LEE-nee) A round-rod pasta, thicker than vermicelli, and thinner than spaghetti. “little faithful ones”
No Pic Vermicelloni No (ver-mih-chel-OH-nee) Thick vermicelli. -oni "thick/large"
Vermicelli Yes (ver-mih-CHEL-lee) A round-rod pasta, thicker than capellini, and thinner than fedelini. "little worms"
Capellini Yes (kah-pehl-LEE-nee) A round-rod pasta, thicker than angel hair, and thinner than vermicelli. "thin hair"
No Pic Capelli d'angelo Yes (kah-PELL-ee DAN-dzheh-low) The thinnest round-rod pasta. "angel hair"

[edit] Other

Image Type Common? Description Translation
No Pic Barbina No Thin strands often coiled into nests
No Pic Chitarra No Similar to spaghetti, except square rather than round "guitar" as guitars have squarish-chords
No Pic Ciriole No Thicker version of chitarra
No Pic Fusilli lunghi No Very long coiled rods (like a thin telephone cord) “long rifles”
No Pic Pici No Very thick, found in Tuscany

[edit] Ribbon pasta noodles

Image Type Common? Description Translation
No Pic Bavette No Narrower version of tagliatelle
No Pic Bavettine No Narrower version of bavette
No Pic Fettuce No Wider version of fettuccine
Fettuccine Yes Ribbon of pasta approximately one centimeter wide
No Pic Fettucelle No Narrower version of fettuccine
No Pic Lagane No Wide noodles
Lasagne Yes Very wide noodles that often have fluted edges
No Pic Lasagnette No Narrower version of lasagna
No Pic Lasagnotte No Longer version of lasagna
No Pic Linguettine No Narrower version of linguine
Linguine Yes Flattened spaghetti little tongues
No Pic Mafalde No Short rectangular ribbons
No Pic Mafaldine No Long ribbons with ruffled sides
Pappardelle Yes Thick flat ribbon
No Pic Pillus No Very thin ribbons
No Pic Pizzoccheri No Ribbon pasta made from buckwheat
No Pic Reginette No Wide ribbon with rippled edges
No Pic Sagnarelli No Rectangular ribbons with fluted edges
No Pic Scialatelli of Scilatielli No Homemade long spaghetti with a twisted long spiral
No Pic Stringozzi No Similar to shoelaces
Tagliatelle Yes Ribbon fairly thinner than fettuccine
No Pic Taglierini No Thinner version of Tagliatelle
No Pic Trenette No Thin ribbon ridged on one side
No Pic Tripoline No Thick ribbon ridged on one side

[edit] Micro pasta

Image Type Common? Description Translation
No Pic Acini di pepe No Bead-like pasta "Peppercorns"
No Pic Alphabets Yes Pasta shaped as letters of the alphabet "Letters"
Anelli No Small rings of pasta rings
No Pic Anellini No Smaller version of anelli little rings
No Pic Conchigliette No Small shell shaped pasta little shells
No Pic Corallini No Small short tubes of pasta little corals
No Pic Ditali Yes Small short tubes thimbles
No Pic Ditalini Yes Smaller versions of ditali little thimbles
No Pic Farfalline No Small bow tie shaped pasta bow ties
No Pic Fideos No Short thin noodles
No Pic Filini No Smaller version of fideos
Fregula No Bead-like pasta from Sardinia
No Pic Funghini No Small mushroom shaped pasta little mushrooms
No Pic Occhi di pernice No Very small rings of pasta
Orzo Yes Rice shaped pasta (also, Risoni)
No Pic Pastina No Small spheres about the same size or smaller than acini di pepe
No Pic Pearl Pasta No Spheres slightly larger than acini di pepe
No Pic Quadrettini No Small flat squares of pasta little squares
No Pic Risi No Smaller version of orzo
No Pic Seme di melone No Small seed shaped pasta melon seeds
No Pic Stelle No Small star shaped pasta stars
No Pic Stelline No Smaller version of stelle little stars
No Pic Stortini No Smaller version of elbow macaroni
No Pic Trachana No Granular, irregular shaped pasta of Greek origin

[edit] Stuffed pasta

Image Type Common? Description Translation
Agnolotti Yes Semi-circular pockets; can be stuffed with ricotta or mix of cheese and meats or pureed vegetables. "Lambs' ears"
No Pic Cannelloni Yes Rolls of pasta with stuff inside. Usually cooked in oven.
No Pic Mezzalune No Semi-circular pockets; about 2.5 in. diameter. "Half-moons"
No Pic Panzarotti Yes
Ravioli Yes
No Pic Sacchettini No
Tortellini & Tortelloni Yes Small, rectangle. About 1x2cm. Stuffed with cheese and/or procciuto.

[edit] Irregular Shapes

Image Type Common? Description Translation
Gnocchi Yes Round in shape and often made with flour plus potatoes.
Spätzle Yes German egg pasta that is either round in shape or completely irregular, when hand made. Means "little sparrow" in German.
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