Fettuccine vs. Linguine

Fettuccinenoun

Long, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle.

Fettuccinenoun

pasta in flat strips wider than linguine

Fettuccine

Fettuccine (Italian: [fettutˈtʃiːne]; lit. 'little ribbons'; sing.

Linguinenoun

of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.

Linguinenoun

pasta in long slender flat strips

Linguinenoun

small pieces of pasta in the form of narrow ribbons.

Linguine

Linguine (; Italian: [liŋˈɡwiːne]) is a type of pasta similar to fettuccine and trenette but elliptical in section rather than flat. It is about 4 millimetres (0.16 in) in width, which is wider than spaghetti but not as wide as fettuccine.