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ziti
[ zee-tee ]
noun
- a tubular pasta in short pieces, similar to rigatoni, often baked in a tomato sauce.
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Pasta Bowl, for the uninitiated, is a local red-sauce institution — a shrine to baked ziti and tiramisu.
We’re talking spaghetti and meatballs, baked ziti, or gluten-free vegan lasagna.
On “One,” he boasts of rhymes made of garlic and, perhaps most infamously, compares his lyrics to baked ziti on “Apollo Kids.”
So the next time your friend feels a soul-rattling urge to fling baked ziti at their favorite music artist, ask them to take a deep breath and grab some glitter glue instead.
Emails between Percoco and a consultant referred to the money as “ziti,” aping a trope from “The Sopranos.”
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What is ziti?
Ziti is a type of short tubular pasta often baked in tomato sauce.
Ziti is a type of pasta similar to rigatoni and penne, which are sometimes confused with each other. All are short tubes. Rigatoni has ridges, while ziti does not. Rigatoni also tends to be wider than ziti. Both usually have straight ends. Penne is any short, tubular pasta with diagonally cut ends.
Ziti can be served in a variety of pasta dishes but is most often served as a part of a baked dish or casserole, especially in the United States. Baked ziti, sometimes just called ziti, is a popular dish with ziti, tomato sauce, and cheeses. Even when different pastas are used, the dish may still be referred to as baked ziti.
Example: The worst part about baked ziti is cleaning up the pan afterward.
Where does ziti come from?
The first records of the term ziti come from around the 1920s. It comes from the Italian zite, the plural of zita.
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How is ziti used in real life?
Popular in the United States, ziti is a common term for an Italian pasta shape.
Prepping Easter dinner for your friends when you have a variety of gluten free, vegetarian, vegan, lactose free food restrictions means 5 different trays of baked ziti and a tired Ashley.
— h (@halsey) April 21, 2019
Sneaking a full baked ziti in my jacket to see Many Saints of Newark.
— Mike Scollins (@mikescollins) October 1, 2021
Left over baked ziti is better than most fresh meals.
— Joe Santagato (@JoeSantagato) September 23, 2013
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Is ziti used correctly in the following sentence?
“Jared loved to make a tray of baked ziti so he would have leftovers for days.”
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