How pasta is named

Last month I walked with Paola and Chiara, two lovely Italians, and they told me something I found interesting.

Butterfly-shaped italian pasta
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Why is it called farfalle?

Because it’s butterfly-shaped. “Farfalla”, plural “farfalle”, means “butterfly” in Italian.

A spread monarch butterfly on a flower
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