Recent Examples on the WebCarbone’s spicy rigatoni has won the hearts of Drake and Adele — and for good reason.—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2024 Executive Chef Brian Cripps will also offer lunch fare such as rigatoni bolognese, honey ham with golden raisin mostarda, and roasted leg of lamb with mint chutney.—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024 Some pair the sauce with rigatoni instead of spaghetti.—Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024 Look for items such as a buttery flatbread topped with escargots, smoked bacon and lemon; rigatoni in a crab pomodoro sauce; mussels in a merguez-and-saffron broth; and chocolate mousse.—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rigatoni
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Word History
Etymology
Italian, plural, from rigato furrowed, fluted, from past participle of rigare to furrow, flute, from riga line, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rīga line — more at row
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