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penne

[pen-ay] / ˈpɛn eɪ /
NOUN
macaroni
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On the menu, honey-glazed lime chicken, roast sea bass, caramelised leek penne and an outrageously moreish passion fruit meringue.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

In the 1980s, long before he became a New York chef, a young Iacopo Falai lived across the hall from a hip uncle who sometimes made penne alla vodka for dinner.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023

Anthony Esposito, the owner of Via Sposito, an Italian restaurant in Old Bridge that serves spaghetti, linguine, penne, tortellini and gnocchi, said that he could only speculate about where the pasta might have come from.

From New York Times ● May 4, 2023

Cup-like orecchiette pasta is perfect for catching the lightly creamy sauce, though penne works well, too.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

You have to understand, the worst penne pasta in Italy, the tubs of it they would give refugees, was still better than the Oklahoma City Olive Garden.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri


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