1. Plural of penne; a type of short, tube-shaped pasta with diagonal cuts at both ends.
Usage: Italian origin; commonly used in Italian cuisine

Examples

• She cooked a pot of pennes for dinner.
• The pennes were tossed with a creamy tomato sauce.
• I prefer pennes to spaghetti because they hold sauce better.
• The restaurant serves pennes with fresh basil and garlic.
• We bought a box of pennes at the grocery store.