linguine

If you like spaghetti but prefer a slightly wider, flatter noodle, you might try ordering linguine the next time you're at an Italian restaurant.

Linguine is a common kind of pasta, and it's more commonly spelled linguine than linguini. Either way you spell it, it's an Italian word that's the plural form of linguina, "little tongue." The ultimate root is the Latin lingua, or "tongue." While linguine doesn't resemble a human tongue, it does look a bit like a snake's long, flat tongue.