Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
tipo \"ninho\"
English translation:
spaghetti nest
Added to glossary by
Bett
Feb 4, 2011 12:29
13 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
tipo "ninho"
Portuguese to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
tipes of pasta
1 pacote de macarrão XXXXX tipo Ninho (500g)
it is a cook book
it is a cook book
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | spaghetti nest |
Marlene Curtis
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| 4 +1 | bird's nest pasta |
Nick Taylor
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| 4 | spaghettini |
Adriana Maciel
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| 3 +1 | pasta nests |
Claudio Mazotti
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| 4 | (egg) noodles |
Juliet Attwater
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Proposed translations
+4
3 mins
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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76
Selected
spaghetti nest
Spaghetti nest (close-up)
Caption, Spaghetti nest (close-up). Status, Available immediately ... nest][Pasta nests][Pasta type][Pasta types][Raw][Royalty free][Shining through][Soft ...
www.nordicphotos.com/EN/Details/6724898
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Note added at 9 mins (2011-02-04 12:38:46 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=gsih&xhr=t&q=photos of s...
Caption, Spaghetti nest (close-up). Status, Available immediately ... nest][Pasta nests][Pasta type][Pasta types][Raw][Royalty free][Shining through][Soft ...
www.nordicphotos.com/EN/Details/6724898
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Note added at 9 mins (2011-02-04 12:38:46 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=gsih&xhr=t&q=photos of s...
Peer comment(s):
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Mark Robertson
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Thanks!
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coolbrowne
2 hrs
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Thank you!
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Patricia Lyra
: You can also call it "spaghetti a matassa": http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/pastas/glossary8.asp
3 hrs
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Grata!
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connie leite
9 hrs
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Grata!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you all for the excellent suggestions "
6 mins
Adriana Maciel
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Brazil
Sworn Translator
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
+1
12 mins
Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
Brazil
my motto:professionalism and dedication.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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39
pasta nests
I prefer to use pasta nest because its shape may refer to spagheti, tagliatelle
Peer comment(s):
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coolbrowne
: One's personal preference doesn't change what is actually used in English speaking countries / The exact opposite: it is not I who presumes to have one's personal preference override actual use.
1 hr
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how can a person be so arrogant, prepotent???!!!
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Rita Pang
: Coolbrowne is right though. we are translating not interpreting what we think the word should mean.
10 hrs
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no comments!
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T o b i a s
: Going out on a limb here, and based on what's available in Brazil, several types of pasta are sold (and marked 'ninho') in the 'nest' format (including tagliatelli, etc.)
1 day 2 hrs
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tks a lot!
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+1
3 hrs
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Works in field
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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36
1 day 3 hrs
Juliet Attwater
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Prompt professional perfectionist.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Portuguese to English
(egg) noodles
what i used to buy in brazil called ninho when i lived there is the same as the egg noodles i buy now in london.
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