noun
pasta somewhat resembling little moustaches
• Hypernyms: ↑pasta, ↑alimentary paste
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\\ˌmȯstätˈchōlē\ noun (-s)Etymology: Italian, plural of mostacciolo rhombus, rhomboidal confection flavored with must and raisins, diminutive of (assumed) mostaccio, from Latin mustaceus cake made with must, from mustum must — more at must
: a pasta in the form of a short tube with oblique ends
Useful english dictionary. 2012.