# spaghetto

Pronunciation: say "spuh-GET-oh" US /spəˈɡɛtoʊ/, UK /spəˈɡɛtəʊ/

## Noun

1. One individual strand of spaghetti, the single-piece form of the pasta. *(rare)*
   - Simple: Just one single strand taken from a whole plate of spaghetti.
   - _A lone spaghetto clung to the side of the pot after she drained the rest._
   - _The chef lifted a single spaghetto from the water to test whether it was cooked through._

## Origin

Borrowed from Italian "spaghetto"; see further at spaghetti.

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