Trenette () is a type of narrow, flat, dried pasta from Genoa and Liguria; it is similar to both

linguine Linguine (, English: ; sometimes anglicized as linguini) is a type of pasta similar to fettuccine and trenette but elliptical in section rather than flat. It is about in width, which is wider than spaghetti but not as wide as fettuccine. The nam ...

and

fettuccine Fettuccine (; lit. 'little ribbons'; sing. ''fettuccina'') is a type of pasta popular in Roman and Tuscan cuisine. It is descended from the extremely thin capelli d'angelo of the Renaissance but is a flat, thick pasta traditionally made of egg ...

. ''Trenette'' is the plural of ''trenetta'', but is only used in the plural and is probably a

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

of the Genoese ''trena'' 'string'.Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, ''Vocabulario on line''
''s.v.''
/ref> Trenette is commonly served in the form of pasta served with pesto, a dish known as trenette al pesto, which can also include potatoes and

green bean Green beans are young, unripe fruits of various cultivars of the common bean ('' Phaseolus vulgaris''), although immature or young pods of the runner bean (''Phaseolus coccineus''), yardlong bean ( ''Vigna unguiculata'' subsp. ''sesquipedalis ...

s boiled in the same water.

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{{Italy-cuisine-stub Types of pasta Cuisine of Liguria

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