PENNE
What does "PENNE" mean?
Short tube-shaped pasta cut diagonally at both ends.
Meanings
- A pasta in the form of short, ridged or smooth tubes with ends cut at a slant. She tossed the penne with tomato sauce and basil.
Did you know?
- Penne means 'quills' in Italian: the pasta's slanted, pointed ends were thought to look like the sharpened nib of an old feather pen.
Word origin
From Italian 'penne', plural of 'penna' (feather, quill pen), so named because the diagonal-cut tube resembles the sharpened nib of a quill pen.
Remember it
PENNE = PEN-shaped pasta, cut at an angle like a nib; it even contains 'PEN'.
A little poem
Cut on the slant, each
small quill catches the red sauce-
the plate writes itself.
haiku
Wordplay
- I asked the chef why the pasta was so eloquent. He said it was penne for your thoughts.
What it teaches
Even a simple shape carries an old image inside it; the everyday is full of forgotten metaphors.
Quick facts
What does PENNE mean?
Short tube-shaped pasta cut diagonally at both ends.
Is PENNE a valid word?
Yes — PENNE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PENNE?
PENNE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does PENNE come from?
From Italian 'penne', plural of 'penna' (feather, quill pen), so named because the diagonal-cut tube resembles the sharpened nib of a quill pen.
What can PENNE teach us?
Even a simple shape carries an old image inside it; the everyday is full of forgotten metaphors.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.