ziti

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ziti

  • /ˈziːti/
  • [ˈziɾi] US

Rhymes with -iːti

Where it comes from

From Italian zite or ziti, plural of zita, zito, from a Southern (Neapolitan or Sicilian) word likely from Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”), originally denoting a young boy or girl. See also petty.

noun zitis · zite

  1. uncountable, usually A type of macaroni pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes.

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noun type of large macaroni

日本語ズィーティ zīti
Italianozite, ziti

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"ziti." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ziti. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ziti. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ziti

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"ziti." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ziti.

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@misc{ziti_2026,
  title = {ziti},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ziti},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}