Pasta Database

Pasta names, A to Z

850 names. A shape in bold has its own page. A name in plain type is a regional name, a spelling, or a brand name, and it links to the shape it belongs to. The same shape can carry a dozen names across Italy, and the name on the box is not always the name in the village.

This page maps a name to a shape. For what the name says in Italian, see what pasta names mean.

AShapes that start with A

BShapes that start with B

CShapes that start with C

DShapes that start with D

EShapes that start with E

FShapes that start with F

GShapes that start with G

HShapes that start with H

IShapes that start with I

JShapes that start with J

KShapes that start with K

LShapes that start with L

MShapes that start with M

NShapes that start with N

OShapes that start with O

PShapes that start with P

QShapes that start with Q

RShapes that start with R

SShapes that start with S

TShapes that start with T

UShapes that start with U

  • umbricelli, see Pici
  • umbrici/ciriole (Umbria), see Pici

VShapes that start with V

WShapes that start with W

ZShapes that start with Z