Pici

Pronunciation: /piː.tʃiː/

Definitions of pici

noun a type of thick, long pasta that is similar to spaghetti but with a larger diameter

Example Sentences

A1 Pici is a type of pasta that is popular in Tuscany, Italy.

A2 I ordered a plate of pici with tomato sauce at the Italian restaurant.

B1 The chef at the trattoria makes homemade pici noodles every day.

B2 The cooking class taught us how to make pici from scratch.

C1 The pici dish was elegantly presented with fresh herbs and parmesan shavings.

C2 The Michelin-starred restaurant served a decadent truffle pici dish that was out of this world.

Examples of pici in a Sentence

formal The traditional Tuscan dish consisted of pici pasta with a rich tomato sauce.

informal I love ordering pici pasta whenever I go to that Italian restaurant.

slang Let's grab some pici and chill at my place tonight.

figurative The project was like untangling a bowl of pici noodles - challenging but rewarding in the end.

Grammatical Forms of pici

• past tense: picked
• plural: pici
• comparative: more pici
• superlative: most pici
• present tense: pick
• future tense: will pick
• perfect tense: have picked
• continuous tense: is picking
• singular: pici
• positive degree: pici
• infinitive: to pick
• gerund: picking
• participle: picked

Origin and Evolution of pici

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Italian

Story behind the word: The word 'pici' originates from the Tuscan region of Italy.

Evolution of the word: Originally referring to a type of hand-rolled pasta, the term 'pici' has evolved to also describe a type of thick, long spaghetti commonly served with various sauces in Italian cuisine.