zitihttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/ziti_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_useziti, n.
Revised 2021

zitinoun

  1. 1845–
    A variety of pasta in the form of short hollow tubes resembling large macaroni; a dish of this pasta, typically served baked in a tomato sauce.
    1. 1845
      Zita—Naples maccaroni.
      E. Acton, Modern Cookery (ed. 3) Vocab. of Terms p. xxx/2
    2. 1938
      The manufacture of macaroni and similar products such as vermicelli, spaghetti, lasagna, ziti, pastina and paste all'uovo..in New York City..before 1914 was little more than a household industry.
      Italians of New York (Federal Writers' Project) xi. 182
    3. 1962
      Specials of the house include..baked ziti with mozzarella.
      Montauk (New York) Pioneer Early July 11/1
    4. 1993
      Use..dried tubular pasta for this hearty dish (pennette, penne, or ziti work well).
      Cottage Life March 62/3
    5. 1998
      There was some ziti but it all got eaten.
      J. Manos & D. Chase, College (HBO TV shooting script) 52 in Sopranos 1st Series (OED Archive)

ziti, n. was revised in March 2021.

ziti, n. was last modified in September 2024.