1. A type of Italian pasta made in wide, flat ribbons, typically 1 to 1.5 inches wide.
Usage: Usually plural in form but can be used as a mass noun.; Italian origin; commonly used in Tuscan cuisine.

Examples

• Pappardelle is often served with rich meat sauces or wild boar ragù.
• The chef prepared fresh pappardelle by hand using a pasta machine.
• We ordered pappardelle with mushroom sauce at the Italian restaurant.
• Pappardelle's wide surface area makes it ideal for holding thick sauces.
• The restaurant's signature dish featured pappardelle with truffle oil and Parmesan.