spagečiai

Lithuanian

Etymology

Pluralized form of *spagètis, borrowed from Italian spaghetti.

Noun

spagèčiai m pl

  1. (neologism, cooking) spaghetti
    Hypernym: makaronai
    Patiekite su išvirtais spagečiais.
    Serve with cooked spaghetti.

Usage notes
  • Not documented in most dictionaries despite being used commercially. makaronai (“noodles; pasta”) is nonetheless still preferred at shops.
  • In the singular, indeclinable spagèti is generally used instead of *spagètis, except possibly for one singular strand of spaghetti.

Declension
    Declension of spagèčiai (plural-only)
nominative spagèčiai
genitive spagèčių
dative spagèčiams
accusative spagèčius
instrumental spagèčiais
locative spagèčiuose
vocative spagèčiai

References
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