perciatelli


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per·cia·tel·li

 (pûr′chə-tĕl′ē, pĕr′chä-tĕl′lē)
n.
Pasta in long hollow thick strands.
[Italian dialectal, diminutive pl. of perciato, past participle of perciare, to pierce, from Old French percer, percier; see pierce.]
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