Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orecchiette

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: orec-chi-ette
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of pasta, made with the thumb from a small disk, typically from Puglia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian orecchiette (literally “little ears”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: orecchiette

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Questions

What does orecchiette mean?: A type of pasta, made with the thumb from a small disk, typically from Puglia.
Where does orecchiette come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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