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Bowtie vs Rigatoni - What's the difference?

bowtie | rigatoni |

As nouns the difference between bowtie and rigatoni

is that bowtie is a man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat while rigatoni is a ribbed tubular form of pasta, larger than penne but with square-cut ends, often slightly curved.

As an adjective bowtie

is having the shape that the displayed part of a bowtie does when the latter is tied.

bowtie

English

Alternative forms

* bow tie

Noun

(en noun)
  • A man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.
  • (US) A kind of road intersection. See .

    • External links

    * ("bowtie" on Wikipedia)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having the shape that the displayed part of a bowtie does when the latter is tied.
    • The corkscrew pasta holds the cheese sauce better, but all I had in the cupboard was bowtie pasta.

    rigatoni

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia rigatoni) (en-noun)
  • a ribbed tubular form of pasta, larger than penne but with square-cut ends, often slightly curved
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