This list includes types of pasta

Pasta

Pasta is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine, now of worldwide renown. It takes the form of unleavened dough, made in Italy, mostly of durum wheat , water and sometimes eggs. Pasta comes in a variety of different shapes that serve for both decoration and to act as a carrier for the...

 from culinary traditions around the world.

Some pasta varieties are uniquely regional and not widely known; some types may have different names in different languages, or sometimes in the same language. For example, the cut rotelle

Rotelle

Rotelle are a type of pasta resembling wheels with spokes. It is similar to Fiori.The name derives from the Italian word for little wheels...

 is also called ruote in Italy and "wagon wheels" in the United States. Manufacturers and cooks often invent new shapes of pasta; or may invent new names for old shapes for marketing reasons.

Italian

Italian language

Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...

 pasta names often end with the masculine plural suffix

Suffix

In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs...

es -ini, -elli, -illi, -etti or the feminine plurals -ine, -elle etc., all conveying the sense of "little"; or with -oni, -one, meaning "large". Many other suffixes like -otti ("largish") and -acci ("rough", "badly made") may occur, too. In Italian, all pasta type names are plural.

East Asian noodles originated in China and spread into neighboring countries such as Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

 and Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 (dangmyeon and ramen

Ramen

is a Japanese noodle dish. It consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat- or fish-based broth, often flavored with soy sauce or miso, and uses toppings such as , , kamaboko, green onions, and occasionally corn...

, for example, are both of Chinese origin), as well as Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

, the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

, and Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

.

The dough for East Asian noodles can be made from wheat

Wheat flour

Wheat flour is a powder made from the grinding of wheat used for human consumption. More wheat flour is produced than any other flour. Wheat varieties are called "clean," "white," or "brown" if they have high gluten content, and they are called "soft" or "weak" flour if gluten content is low...

, rice

Rice flour

Rice flour is a form of flour made from finely milled rice. It is distinct from rice starch, which is usually produced by steeping rice in lye....

, buckwheat

Buckwheat

Buckwheat refers to a variety of plants in the dicot family Polygonaceae: the Eurasian genus Fagopyrum, the North American genus Eriogonum, and the Northern Hemisphere genus Fallopia. Either of the latter two may be referred to as "wild buckwheat"...

, or mung bean

Mung bean

The mung bean is the seed of Vigna radiata. It is native to the Indian subcontinent.-Description:They are small, ovoid in shape, and green in color...

 starch. Egg

Egg (food)

Eggs are laid by females of many different species, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, and have probably been eaten by mankind for millennia. Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell, albumen , and vitellus , contained within various thin membranes...

, lye, and cereal may also be added to noodles made from wheat flour

Wheat flour

Wheat flour is a powder made from the grinding of wheat used for human consumption. More wheat flour is produced than any other flour. Wheat varieties are called "clean," "white," or "brown" if they have high gluten content, and they are called "soft" or "weak" flour if gluten content is low...

 in order to give the noodles a different color or flavor. Arrowroot

Sagittaria

Sagittaria is a genus of about 30 species of aquatic plants whose members go by a variety of common names, including arrowhead, duck potato, iz-ze-kn, katniss, kuwai , swan potato, tule potato, and wapato...

 or tapioca

Tapioca

Tapioca is a starch extracted Manihot esculenta. This species, native to the Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and most of the West Indies, is now cultivated worldwide and has many names, including cassava, manioc, aipim,...

 starch are sometimes added to the flour mixture in low quantities to change the texture and tenderness of the noodles' strands.

Long noodles

Long noodles may be made by extrusion

Extrusion

Extrusion is a process used to create objects of a fixed cross-sectional profile. A material is pushed or drawn through a die of the desired cross-section...

 or rolling and cutting.

Image	Type	Description	Translation
	Spaghettoni	thick spaghetti	Large little twines
	Spaghetti Spaghetti Spaghetti is a long, thin, cylindrical pasta of Italian origin. Spaghetti is made of semolina or flour and water. Italian dried spaghetti is made from durum wheat semolina, but outside of Italy it may be made with other kinds of flour...	Most common round-rod pasta	Little twines
	Spaghettini	Thin spaghetti	Small little twines
	Fedelini	Between spaghetti and vermicelli in size	Little faithful ones
	Vermicelloni	Thick vermicelli	Large little worms
	Vermicelli Vermicelli Vermicelli is a traditional type of pasta round in section that is thicker than spaghetti.-Vermicelli thickness comparison:In USA, the National Pasta Association, founded in 1904, lists, together with various spelling mistakes, vermicelli as a thinner type of spaghetti.-History in Italy:In...	Thicker than spaghetti	Little worms
	Capellini Capellini Capellini with its diameter between 0.85 mm and 0.92 mm is a very thin variety of Italian pasta. Like spaghetti, it is rod-shaped, in the form of long strands....	the thinnest type of long pasta	Little hairs
	Capelli d'angelo	synonym of capellini, they are coiled into nests	Angel hair
	Barbina	Thin strands often coiled into nests	Little beards
	Bucatini Bucatini Bucatini is a thick spaghetti-like pasta with a hole running through the center. The name comes from , meaning "hole", while bucato means "pierced"....	Thick hollow spaghetti	Little holed ones
	Perciatelli	Thicker bucatini	From perciare "to hollow"
	Fusilli lunghi	Very long coiled rods (like a thin telephone cord)	Long rifles
	Fusilli bucati	Long coiled tubes	Holed rifles
	Pici Pici Pici is a thick, hand rolled pasta, like a fat spaghetti. It originates in the province of Siena in Tuscany; in the Montalcino area it is also referred to as pinci....	Very thick, long, hand rolled	Little ones (pici=piccoli=small)
	Soba Soba is the Japanese name for buckwheat. It is synonymous with a type of thin noodle made from buckwheat flour, and in Japan can refer to any thin noodle . Soba noodles are served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or in hot broth as a noodle soup...  - そば	Thin cut Japanese noodle made from buckwheat Buckwheat Buckwheat refers to a variety of plants in the dicot family Polygonaceae: the Eurasian genus Fagopyrum, the North American genus Eriogonum, and the Northern Hemisphere genus Fallopia. Either of the latter two may be referred to as "wild buckwheat"...
	Udon Udon is a type of thick wheat-flour noodle of Japanese cuisine.Udon is usually served hot as noodle soup in its simplest form as kake udon, in a mildly flavoured broth called kakejiru which is made of dashi, soy sauce , and mirin. It is usually topped with thinly chopped scallions...  - うどん	Thick cut noodle made from wheat flour Wheat flour Wheat flour is a powder made from the grinding of wheat used for human consumption. More wheat flour is produced than any other flour. Wheat varieties are called "clean," "white," or "brown" if they have high gluten content, and they are called "soft" or "weak" flour if gluten content is low...
	Cu mian Cu mian Cu mian or thick noodles are a type of Chinese noodle commonly used in the cuisines of northern China. In addition, it may also be found in Hong Kong, as well as in restaurants specializing in northern Chinese cuisine in other parts of China....  - 粗麵	Thick cut noodle made from wheat flour Wheat flour Wheat flour is a powder made from the grinding of wheat used for human consumption. More wheat flour is produced than any other flour. Wheat varieties are called "clean," "white," or "brown" if they have high gluten content, and they are called "soft" or "weak" flour if gluten content is low...	thick noodle
	Ziti	Long, narrow hose-like tubes
	Zitoni	Wider version of Ziti	Large ziti

Ribbon-cut noodles

Ribbon style noodles are often rolled flat then cut. This can be done by hand or mechanically.

Image	Type	Description	Translation
	Spaghetti alla chitarra	Similar to spaghetti, except square rather than round, and made of egg in addition to flour	Named after the guitar-like device used to cut the pasta, which has a wooden frame strung with metal wires, sheets of pasta are pressed down onto the device, and then the wires are "strummed" so the slivers of pasta fall through
	Ciriole	Thicker version of chitarra
	Bavette Bavette (pasta) Bavette is a type of pasta, a narrower version of tagliatelle. It is a ribbon noodle, similar to spaghetti, that has a flat section and a slightly convex shape....	Narrower version of tagliatelle	Little drip-thread
	Bavettine	Narrower version of bavette
	Fettuce	Wider version of fettuccine	Little slices
	Fettuccine Fettuccine Fettuccine is a type of pasta popular in Roman Cuisine. It is a flat thick noodle made of egg and flour wider than but similar to the tagliatelle typical of Bologna...	Ribbon of pasta approximately 6.5 millimeters wide	Little slices
	Fettucelle	Narrower version of fettuccine	Little slices
	Lagane	Wide noodles
	Lasagne	Very wide noodles that often have fluted edges	Cooking pot
	Lasagnette Lasagnette Lasagnette is a type of ribbon pasta noodles. It is a narrower version of Lasagna....	Narrower version of lasagna Lasagna Lasagna is a wide and flat type of pasta and possibly one of the oldest shapes. As with most other pasta shapes, the word is generally used in its plural form lasagne in Italy and the U.K. Traditionally, the dough was prepared in Southern Italy with semolina and water and in the northern regions,...	Little lasagne
	Lasagnotte	Longer version of lasagna	Bigger lasagne
	Linguettine	Narrower version of linguine	Little tongues
	Linguine Linguine Linguine is a form of pasta — flat like fettuccine and trenette. It is wider than spaghetti, about 1/4 to 3/8 inch, but not as wide as fettuccine. The name linguine means "little tongues" in Italian, where it is a plural of the feminine linguina. Linguine are also called trenette or bavette...	Flattened spaghetti Spaghetti Spaghetti is a long, thin, cylindrical pasta of Italian origin. Spaghetti is made of semolina or flour and water. Italian dried spaghetti is made from durum wheat semolina, but outside of Italy it may be made with other kinds of flour...	Little tongues
	Mafalde Mafalde Mafalde is a type of ribbon pasta noodles. They are characterised by their short rectangular shapes....	Short rectangular ribbons	Named in honor of Princess Mafalda of Savoy
	Mafaldine Mafaldine Mafaldine, also known as Reginette , is a type of ribbon-shaped pasta. It is flat and wide, usually about 1 cm in width, with wavy edges on both sides. It is prepared similarly to other ribbon-based pasta such as linguine and fettuccine...	Long ribbons with ruffled sides	Little mafalde
	Pappardelle Pappardelle Pappardelle are large, very broad fettuccine. The name derives from the verb “pappare", to gobble up. The fresh types are two to three centimetres wide and may have fluted edges. Dried egg pappardelle have straight sides. This traditional pasta, a cousin to the smaller tagliatelle, was...	Thick flat ribbon
	Pillus Pillus Pillus is a type of ribbon pasta noodles typical of Sardinia. Pillus is typically very thin....	Very thin ribbons
	Pizzoccheri Pizzoccheri Pizzoccheri are a type of short tagliatelle, a flat ribbon pasta, made with 80% buckwheat flour and 20% wheat flour. When classically prepared in Valtellina or in Graubünden, they are cooked along with greens , and cubed potatoes...	Ribbon pasta made from buckwheat Buckwheat Buckwheat refers to a variety of plants in the dicot family Polygonaceae: the Eurasian genus Fagopyrum, the North American genus Eriogonum, and the Northern Hemisphere genus Fallopia. Either of the latter two may be referred to as "wild buckwheat"...
	Sagnarelli Sagnarelli Sagnarelli is a type of ribbon pasta noodles. They are typically rectangular ribbons with fluted edges....	Rectangular ribbons with fluted edges
	Scialatelli or scilatielli	Homemade long spaghetti Spaghetti Spaghetti is a long, thin, cylindrical pasta of Italian origin. Spaghetti is made of semolina or flour and water. Italian dried spaghetti is made from durum wheat semolina, but outside of Italy it may be made with other kinds of flour...  with a twisted long spiral
	Stringozzi Stringozzi Stringozzi is an Italian wheat pasta, among the more notable of those produced in the region of Umbria. The long, rectangular cross-section noodles are made by hand and generally served with the local black truffles, a meat ragù or a tomato-based sauce. The name of the pasta is drawn from its...	Similar to shoelaces	Shoestring-like things
	Tagliatelle Tagliatelle Tagliatelle and tagliolini are a traditional type of pasta from Emilia-Romagna and Marches, regions of Italy. Individual pieces of tagliatelle are long, flat ribbons that are similar in shape to fettuccine and are typically about 0.65 cm to 1 cm wide...	Ribbon fairly thinner than fettuccine Fettuccine Fettuccine is a type of pasta popular in Roman Cuisine. It is a flat thick noodle made of egg and flour wider than but similar to the tagliatelle typical of Bologna...	Little cut ones
	Taglierini Taglierini Taglierini is a type of ribbon pasta noodles. It is like tagliatelle but is a thinner version. It's a traditional recipe in Piedmont where it's called Tajarin and made of egg dough . It's typically served with butter and truffles or meat roast sauce ....	Thinner version of tagliatelle Tagliatelle Tagliatelle and tagliolini are a traditional type of pasta from Emilia-Romagna and Marches, regions of Italy. Individual pieces of tagliatelle are long, flat ribbons that are similar in shape to fettuccine and are typically about 0.65 cm to 1 cm wide...	Little cut ones
	Trenette Trenette Trenette are a type of narrow, flat, dried pasta especially associated with Genoa and Liguria.Trenette are the most traditional form of pasta served with pesto alla genovese, a dish known as trenette al pesto, which can also include potatoes and green beans boiled in the same water.-Bibliography:*...	Thin ribbon ridged on one side
	Tripoline Tripoline Tripoline is a type of ribbon pasta noodles. It is thick ribbon ridged on each side....	Thick ribbon ridged on one side
	Shahe fen Shahe fen Shahe fen or he fen is a type of wide Chinese noodle made from rice.-Names:While shahe fen and he fen are transliterations based on Mandarin, there are numerous other transliterations based on Cantonese, which include ho fen, hofen, ho-fen, ho fun, ho-fun, hofoen , hor fun, hor...  - 沙河粉	Ribbon cut rice noodles	sen yai , kwetiau
	Biáng biáng noodles Biang biang noodles Biáng biáng noodles, also known as , are a type of noodle popular in China's Shaanxi province. The noodles, touted as one of the "ten strange wonders of Shaanxi" , are described as being like a belt, due to their thickness and length...  - 油泼扯面	Very wide ribbon cut rice noodles

Short-cut extruded pasta

Image	Type	Description	Translation
	Calamarata	Wide ring shaped pasta	Squid-like
	Calamaretti	Little squids
	Cannelloni Cannelloni Cannelloni are a cylindrical type of pasta generally served baked with a filling and covered by a sauce. Some type of cannelloni need to be boiled beforehand, for some others is enough to use runnier sauces/filling....	Large stuffable tubes	Large little canes
	Cavatappi Cavatappi Cavatappi is macaroni formed in a spiral tube shape. It is known by other names as well, including cellentani, spirali, or tortiglione as well as the more colloquial terms scoobi doo and double elbows...	Corkscrew-shaped macaroni	Corkscrews
	Cellentani	See Cavatappi
	Chifferi	Short and wide macaroni
	Ditalini	Short tubes like elbows, but shorter and without a bend	Small thimbles
	Fideuà Fideuà Fideuà or Fideuada is a dish typical of the Valencian Community, in Spain. It originated in the 1960s in the city of Gandia when thin noodles like vermicelli were used instead of rice in the popular dish paella....	Short and thin tubes	Fideuá is not really a type of pasta but is a Spanish dish similar to paella Paella Paella is a Valencian rice dish that originated in its modern form in the mid-19th century near lake Albufera, a lagoon in Valencia, on the east coast of Spain. Many non-Spaniards view paella as Spain's national dish, but most Spaniards consider it to be a regional Valencian dish...  but made with pasta instead of rice.
	Gomito	Bent tubes	Elbows
	Elicoidali	Slightly ribbed tube pasta, the ribs are corked as opposed to those on rigatoni	Helicoidal ones
	Fagioloni	Short narrow tube	Large beans
	Fusilli Fusilli Fusilli are long, thick, corkscrew shaped pasta. The word fusilli presumably comes from fusile, archaic or dialectal word for "rifle" , referring to the spiral-grooved barrel of the latter...	Three-edged spiral, usually in mixed colours, many vendors and brands sold as fusilli are two-edged	From the diminutive of fuso (spindle), relating to the idea of a cylindrical rotating object Little spindles.
	Garganelli Garganelli Garganelli are a type of egg-based pasta formed by rolling a flat, square noodle into a tubular shape. They can be made from smooth pasta or a ridged variant reminiscent of corduroy....	Egg pasta in a square shape rolled into a tube
	Gemelli Gemelli pasta Gemelli is a type of pasta. The name derives from the Italian for twins.Gemelli are not twin tubes twisted around one another, as they may appear to be, but rather a single s-shaped strand twisted into a spiral.Gemilli is also called 'Unicorn Horns'....	A single S-shaped strand of pasta twisted in a loose spiral	Twins
	Maccheroncelli	Hollow pencil shaped pasta	Small maccheroni
	Maltagliati	Short wide pasta with diagonally cut ends	Roughly cut ones
	Manicotti	Large stuffable ridged tubes	Sleeve-like things
	Marziani	Short spirals	Martians (refers to the antennae of cartoon martians)
	Mezzani pasta	Short curved tube	Half-size ones
	Mezze penne	Short version of penne	Half-pens
	Mezzi bombardoni	Wide short tubes	Half bombards
	Mostaccioli	Similar to penne but without ridges. Also called penne lisce or "smooth penne"	Moustache-like things
	Paccheri	Large tube	Slaps
	Pasta al ceppo	Shaped like a cinnamon stick	Log-type pasta
	Penne Penne Penne is a type of pasta with cylinder-shaped pieces. Penne is the plural form of the Italian penna, deriving from Latin penna . In Italy, penne are produced in two main variants: "penne lisce" and "penne rigate" , the latter having ridges on each penna...	Medium length tubes with ridges, cut diagonally at both ends	Pens (after a quill pen)
	Penne rigate	Penne with ridged sides	Lined pens
	Penne lisce	Penne with smooth sides	Smooth pens
	Penne zita	Wider version of penne
	Pennette	Short thin version of penne	Little pens
	Pennoni	Wider version of penne	Large pens
	Rigatoncini	Smaller version of rigatoni	Small large lined ones
	Rigatoni Rigatoni Rigatoni is a form of tube-shaped pasta of varying lengths and diameters. It is larger than penne and ziti and sometimes slightly curved. Rigatoni is usually ridged, and the tube's end is square-cut like ziti, not diagonal like penne....	Large and slightly curved tube	Large lined ones
	Sagne 'ncannulate	Long tube formed of twisted ribbon
	Spirali	A tube which spirals round	Spirals
	Spiralini	More tightly-coiled fusilli	Little spirals
	Trenne	Penne shaped as a triangle
	Trennette	Smaller version of trenne
	Tortiglioni	Narrower rigatoni	Large pies
	Tuffoli	Ridged rigatoni

Decorative shapes

Image	Type	Description	Translation
	Campanelle Campanelle Campanelle is a type of pasta which is shaped like a small bell or flower. It is also sometimes referred to as gigli or riccioli. It is intended to be served with a thick sauce, or in a casserole....	Flattened bell-shaped pasta with a frilly edge on one end	Little bells
	Capunti	Short convex ovals resembling an open empty pea pod
	Casarecce	Short lengths rolled into a S shape	From casereccio meaning homemade
	Cavatelli Cavatelli Cavatelli are a type of pasta. It has two meanings: the most common meaning is small pasta shells that look like miniature hot dog buns. It is similar in shape to casarecci, but shorter in length. The name is less frequently used for a type of dumpling made with ricotta.In Italy, cavatelli...	Short, solid lengths	From the verb cavare meaning to hollow
	Cencioni Cencioni Cencioni is a type of pasta. The name derives from the Italian for little rag. Cencioni are oval and petal-shaped, with a slight curve, larger and flatter than orecchiette, with a more irregular shape and a rough texture to one side to help sauces cling better....	Petal shaped, slightly curved with rough convex side	Large rags
	Conchiglie Conchiglie Conchiglie, commonly known as "shells" or "seashells" is a type of pasta. It is usually sold in the plain durum wheat variety, and also in colored varieties which utilize natural pigments, such as tomato extract, squid ink or spinach extract. The shell shape of the pasta is good at catching the...	Seashell shaped	Shells
	Conchiglioni	Large, stuffable seashell shaped	Large shells
	Corzetti Corzetti Corzetti are a kind of fresh pasta typical of the Ligurian cuisine of north-west Italy, and traditional also in the area of Novi Ligure just across the border with Piedmont in the Province of Alessandria. They seem as an another Ligurian pasta called Croxetti.There are two different kinds of...	Flat figure-eight stamped
	Creste di galli	Short, curved and ruffled	Cocks' combs
	Croxetti Croxetti right|thumb|Italian commercially-produced croxettiCroxetti is a unique type of pasta consisting of flat medallion or coin-shaped pasta disks stamped by hand or machine with intricate patterns.-Origin and history:...	Flat coin-shaped discs stamped with coats of arms	Little crosses
	Farfalle Farfalle Farfalle are a type of pasta. Commonly known as "bow-tie pasta," the name is derived from the Italian word farfalla . The "e" at the end of the word is the Italian feminine plural ending, making the meaning of the word "butterflies."...	Bow tie or butterfly shaped	Butterflies
	Farfalloni	Larger bow ties	Large butterflies
	Fiorentine	Grooved cut tubes	Florentine
	Fiori	Shaped like a flower	Flowers
	Foglie d'ulivo Foglie d'ulivo Foglie d'ulivo is a variety of handmade pasta made in the shape of olive leaves....	Shaped like an olive leaf	Olive leaves
	Gigli	Cone or flower shaped	Lilies
	Gramigna	Short curled lengths of pasta	Infesting weed Weed A weed in a general sense is a plant that is considered by the user of the term to be a nuisance, and normally applied to unwanted plants in human-controlled settings, especially farm fields and gardens, but also lawns, parks, woods, and other areas. More specifically, the term is often used to... , esp. scutch-grass
	Lanterne Lanterne Lanterne are a type of pasta.The name derives from the Italian for oil lanterns.Lanterne have deep ridges and are curved in a lantern shape....	Curved ridges	Lanterns
	Lumache	Snailshell-shaped pieces	Snails
	Lumaconi	Large snailshell-shaped pieces	Large snails
	Maltagliati	Flat roughly cut triangles	Badly cut
	Mandala	Designed by Philippe Starck in 1987 for French pasta maker Panzani, intended to compensate for overcooking.	A reference to mandala Mandala Maṇḍala is a Sanskrit word that means "circle". In the Buddhist and Hindu religious traditions their sacred art often takes a mandala form. The basic form of most Hindu and Buddhist mandalas is a square with four gates containing a circle with a center point... s.
	Marille	Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro Giorgetto Giugiaro Giorgetto Giugiaro is an Italian automobile designer responsible equally for a stable of supercars and several of the most popular everyday vehicles driven today...  in 1983 - like a rolling ocean wave in cross-section with internal rugosities, but unsuccessful and no longer produced.	From mare, meaning "sea"
	Orecchiette Orecchiette Orecchiette is a kind of home-made pasta typical of Puglia or Apulia, a region of Southern Italy. Its name comes from its shape, which reminds one of a small ear. In Italian orecchio means ear, and the suffix 'etto' means 'small'. In the vernacular of Taranto it is called recchietedd, or...	Bowl- or ear-shaped pasta	Little ears
	Pipe	Larger versions of macaroni Macaroni Macaroni is a variety of moderately extended, machine-made, dry pasta made with durum wheat. Macaroni noodles do not contain eggs, and are normally cut in short, hollow shapes; however, the term refers not to the shape of the pasta, but to the kind of dough from which the noodle is made...	Smoking pipes
	Quadrefiore	Square with rippled edges	From quadro ("square") and fiore ("flower")
	Radiatori	Shaped like radiators	Radiator
	Ricciolini	Short wide noodles with a 90-degree twist	Little curls
	Ricciutelle	Short spiralled noodles	Little curls
	Rotelle Rotelle Rotelle are a type of pasta resembling wheels with spokes. It is similar to Fiori.The name derives from the Italian word for little wheels...	Wagon wheel-shaped pasta	Little wheels
	Rotini Rotini Rotini is a type of helix- or corkscrew-shaped pasta. The name derives from the Italian for twists. It is related to fusilli, but has a tighter helix, i.e. with a smaller pitch. It should not be confused with rotelle ....	2-edged spiral, tightly wound, some vendors and brands are 3-edged and sold as rotini
	Strozzapreti Strozzapreti Strozzapreti are typically an elongated form of cavatelli, or hand-rolled pasta. In the Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany and Umbria regions of Italy as well as in the microstate of San Marino the name is used for a baked cheese and vegetable dumpling.-Origin of name:There are several legends to explain...	Rolled across their width	Priest-chokers or priest-stranglers
	Torchio	Torch shaped	Winepress
	Trofie	Thin twisted pasta

Minute pasta

Image	Type	Description	Translation
	Acini di pepe Acini di pepe Acini di pepe are a form of pasta. Italian for "peppercorns", they look like tiny beads.Acini di pepe work well in soups or cold salads. Also sometimes referred to as pastina ; however, some pasta makers distinguish pastina as smaller than acini di pepe. Acini di pepe is often used in Italian...	Bead-like pasta	Peppercorns
	Alfabeto Alphabets (pasta) Alphabet pasta, also referred to as Alfabeto or Alphabetti Spaghetti, is pasta that has been mechanically cut or pressed into the letters of an alphabet. It is often served in an alphabet soup, sold in a canned, condensed broth...	Pasta shaped as letters of the alphabet Alphabet An alphabet is a standard set of letters—basic written symbols or graphemes—each of which represents a phoneme in a spoken language, either as it exists now or as it was in the past. There are other systems, such as logographies, in which each character represents a word, morpheme, or semantic...	Alphabet
	Anelli Anelli Anelli are small, thin rings of pasta. It is a type of pasta. They are generally used for soups and pasta salads. A smaller version of anelli is Anellini which is about one-quarter of the size.-References:*...	Small rings of pasta	Rings
	Anellini Anellini Anellini is a variety of pasta. The word "anellini" means "small rings" in Italian.Anellini is one of the three types of pasta used to make the canned spaghetti product SpaghettiOs....	Smaller version of anelli Anelli Anelli are small, thin rings of pasta. It is a type of pasta. They are generally used for soups and pasta salads. A smaller version of anelli is Anellini which is about one-quarter of the size.-References:*...	Little rings
	Couscous Couscous Couscous is a Berber dish of semolina traditionally served with a meat or vegetable stew spooned over it. Couscous is a staple food throughout Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.-Etymology:...	Grain-like pasta, most common in North Africa and Europe (especially France), increasingly common in Asia and North America
	Conchigliette	Small shell-shaped pasta	Little shells
	Corallini	Small short tubes of pasta	Little corals
	Ditali	Small short tubes	Thimbles
	Ditalini	Smaller versions of ditali	Little thimbles
	Egg barley Egg barley Egg barley, also egg drops, called tarhonya in Hungarian, is an egg-based pasta grain in Hungary and Eastern Europe, originating probably from the influence of the Ottoman empire and the Turkish cuisine from tarhana or of Persian origin, similar to the Persian tarkhane. The "barley" moniker is...
	Farfalline	Small bow tie-shaped pasta	Little butterflies ("bow tie" in Italian is cravatta a farfalla, "butterfly tie")
	Fideo Fideo In Spanish, Fideo means noodle. Fideo is a type of pasta commonly used in soups. Fideo can be short or long .There are a wide variety of recipes, in Spain and in America.-Etymology:... s	Short, thin noodles
	Filini	Smaller version of fideo Fideo In Spanish, Fideo means noodle. Fideo is a type of pasta commonly used in soups. Fideo can be short or long .There are a wide variety of recipes, in Spain and in America.-Etymology:... s, about 12–15 mm long before cooking	Little threads.
	Fregula Fregula Fregula is a type of pasta from Sardinia. It is similar to Israeli couscous. Fregula comes in varying sizes, but typically consists of semolina dough that has been rolled into balls 2-3 mm in diameter and toasted in an oven....	Bead-like pasta from Sardinia Sardinia Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...	Little fragments
	Funghini	Small mushroom-shaped pasta	Little mushrooms
	Israeli couscous Ptitim Ptitim is an Israeli toasted pasta shaped like rice or little balls. Outside of Israel it is known as Israeli couscous or Jerusalem couscous. -History:...	Wheat-based baked pasta
	Occhi di pernice	Very small rings of pasta	Partridge Partridge Partridges are birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are a non-migratory Old World group.These are medium-sized birds, intermediate between the larger pheasants and the smaller quails. Partridges are native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East... 's eyes
	Orzo (also, risoni)	Rice shaped pasta	Barley
	Pastina Pastina Pastina is a variety of pasta consisting of tiny pieces of pasta available in a variety of shapes. It is the smallest type of pasta produced. It is made of wheat flour and may also include egg....	Small spheres about the same size or smaller than acini di pepe Acini di pepe Acini di pepe are a form of pasta. Italian for "peppercorns", they look like tiny beads.Acini di pepe work well in soups or cold salads. Also sometimes referred to as pastina ; however, some pasta makers distinguish pastina as smaller than acini di pepe. Acini di pepe is often used in Italian...	Little pasta
	Pearl Pasta	Spheres slightly larger than acini di pepe Acini di pepe Acini di pepe are a form of pasta. Italian for "peppercorns", they look like tiny beads.Acini di pepe work well in soups or cold salads. Also sometimes referred to as pastina ; however, some pasta makers distinguish pastina as smaller than acini di pepe. Acini di pepe is often used in Italian...
	Ptitim Ptitim Ptitim is an Israeli toasted pasta shaped like rice or little balls. Outside of Israel it is known as Israeli couscous or Jerusalem couscous. -History:...
	Quadrettini	Small flat squares of pasta	Little squares
	Risi	Smaller version of orzo	Little rice
	Seme di melone	Small seed-shaped pasta	Melon seeds
	Stelle	Small star-shaped pasta	Stars
	Stelline	Smaller version of stelle	Little stars
	Stortini	Smaller version of elbow macaroni	Little crooked ones
	Tarhana Tarhana Tarhana , trahanas or khondros , tarkhīneh, tarkhāneh, tarkhwāneh , trahana , трахана/тархана , kishk , or kushuk are names for a dried food based on a fermented mixture of grain and yoghurt or fermented milk, usually made into a thick...	Granular, irregular shaped pasta of Turkish origin

Stuffed pasta

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	Agnolotti Agnolotti Agnolotti is a kind of ravioli typical of the Piedmont Region, made with small pieces of flattened pasta dough, folded over with a roast beef meat and vegetable stuffing. Agnolotti is the plural form of the Italian word agnolotto...	Semicircular pockets; can be stuffed with ricotta or mix of cheese and meats or pureed vegetables	Unknown; see article
	Cannelloni Cannelloni Cannelloni are a cylindrical type of pasta generally served baked with a filling and covered by a sauce. Some type of cannelloni need to be boiled beforehand, for some others is enough to use runnier sauces/filling....	Rolls of pasta with various fillings, usually cooked in an oven	Big little canes
	Casoncelli Casoncelli Casoncelli are kind of stuffed pasta, typical of the culinary tradition of Lombardy, in the north-central part of Italy....  or casonsèi	A stuffed pasta typical of Lombardy, with various fillings	Possibly from casa "house"
	Casunziei Casunziei Casunziei is the name in a North-Eastern Italian dialect for a kind of filled fresh pasta, consisting of a filling sealed between two layers of thin pasta dough, folded in a typical half-moon shape...	A stuffed pasta typical of the Veneto area, with various fillings	From casa house
	Fagottini Fagottini Fagottini is an Italian pasta. They are typically pasta shapes filled with vegetables, typically steamed carrots and green beans, ricotta, onion and olive oil....	A 'purse' or bundle of pasta, made from a round of dough gathered into a ball-shaped bundle, often stuffed with ricotta and fresh pear	Little cloth bundles
	Maultasche Maultasche Maultaschen are a Swabian specialty food, consisting of an outer layer of pasta dough with a filling traditionally made of minced meat, smoked meat, spinach, bread crumbs and onions and flavored with various herbs and spices...
	Mezzelune Mezzelune Mezzelune is a semi-circular stuffed pasta. Ingredients typically include buckwheat flour,white flour, eggs, extra virgin olive oil, salt, Bitto cheese, eggs, milk and white pepper for the filling and porcini mushrooms, sweet butter, white wine, fresh parsley and thyme and garlic for the...	Semicircular pockets; about 2.5 in. diameter	Half-moons
	Occhi di lupo Occhi di Lupo Occhi di Lupo, or Wolf's Eyes is a variety of large-sized pasta, penne-shaped , served with a stuffing or filling, whose ingredients typically include extra virgin olive oil, ricotta, grated pecorino cheese and aromatic herbs such as parsley and basil.-References:*...	A large, penne-shaped pasta that is stuffed	Wolf eyes
	Pelmeni Pelmeni Pelmeni are dumplings consisting of a filling wrapped in thin, unleavened dough that originated in Siberia and is a dish of Russian cuisine. Pelmeni are common in Russia and have similar names in other languages: , pyal’meni; pilmän; , pel’meni; ; .- Ingredients :The dough is made from flour and...	Russian dumplings (of Tatar origin) consisting of a filling wrapped in thin, unleavened dough	Derived from pel'nyan' (пельнянь) – literally "ear bread" in the native Finno-Ugric Komi, Udmurt, and Mansi languages
	Pierogi Pierogi Pierogi are dumplings of unleavened dough - first boiled, then they are baked or fried usually in butter with onions - traditionally stuffed with potato filling, sauerkraut, ground meat, cheese, or fruit...	Slavic dumplings of unleavened dough stuffed with varying ingredients	Difficult to trace: the specific name pierogi, with its proto-Slavic root "pir" (festivity) and its various cognates in the West and East Slavic languages, shows the name's common Slavic origins, predating the modern nation states and their standardized languages, although in most of these languages the word means pie
	Ravioli Ravioli Ravioli are a traditional type of Italian filled pasta. They are composed of a filling sealed between two layers of thin egg pasta dough and are served either in broth or with a pasta sauce. The word ravioli is reminiscent of the Italian verb riavvolgere , though the two words are not...	Square. About 3x3 cm, stuffed with cheese, ground meat, pureed vegetables, or mixtures thereof	Possibly from rapa, "turnip"
	Sacchettini		Little sacks
	Sacchettoni		Large little sacks
	Tortellini Tortellini Tortellini are ring-shaped pasta. They are typically stuffed with a mix of meat or cheese. Originally from the Italian region of Emilia , they are usually served in broth, meat broth, either of beef, chicken, or both...	Ring-shaped, stuffed with a mixture of meat and cheese	Little pies
	Tortelloni Tortelloni Tortelloni are stuffed pasta, the same shape as tortellini, but larger. They are usually stuffed with Ricotta cheese and leaf vegetables, such as spinach. Many variants exist where the vegetables are replaced with stronger ingredients such as porcini or walnuts...	Round or rectangular, similar to ravioli,usually stuffed with a mixture of cheese and vegetables (The term tortelloni is also used for a larger variety of tortellini)	Large little pies

Irregular shapes

Image	Type	Description	Translation
	Gnocchi Gnocchi Gnocchi are various thick, soft dumplings. They may be made from semolina, ordinary wheat flour, flour and egg, flour, egg, and cheese, potato, bread crumbs, or similar ingredients. The smaller forms are called gnocchetti....	Round in shape and often made with flour plus potatoes	Lumps; may derive from nocchio, a knot in the wood, or from nocca (knuckle), or from gnocco (dumpling).
	Passatelli Passatelli Passatelli is a pasta formed of bread crumbs, eggs, grated Parmesan cheese, and nutmeg, and cooked in chicken broth. It is typically found in the Emilia Romagna region of northern Italy and has much in common with spätzle....
	Spätzle Spätzle Spätzle are a type of egg noodle of soft texture found in the cuisine of Germany and of Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Alsace and South Tyrol.-History:The geographic origin of spätzle is not precisely...	German egg pasta that is either round in shape or completely irregular, when hand made	Means "little sparrow" in Swabian German Swabian German Swabian is one of the Alemannic dialects of High German. It is spoken in Swabia, a region which covers much of Germany's southwestern state Baden-Württemberg, including its capital Stuttgart, the rural area known as the Swabian Alb, and Bavaria... .