From mare, meaning "sea" Bowl or ear shaped pasta Little ears Larger versions of Smoking pipes Square with rippled edges From quadro "square" and fiore "flower" Shaped like radiators Radiator Short wide noodles with a 90-degree twist Little curls Short spiralled noodles Little curls Wagon wheel shaped pasta Little wheels 2-edged spiral, tightly wound | Little pies Round or rectangular, similar to ravioli |
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Marille Designed by in 1983 - like a rolling ocean wave in cross-section with internal rugosities, but unsuccessful and no longer produced | Increasingly common in Asia and North America Small shell shaped pasta Little shells Small short tubes of pasta Little corals Small short tubes Thimbles Smaller versions of Little thimbles Small bow tie shaped pasta Little butterflies "bow tie" in Italian is cravata farfalla, "butterfly tie" Short, thin noodles Smaller version of , approx |
Half-moons A large, penne shaped pasta that is stuffed | Rolls of pasta with stuff inside |
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Stuffed with a mixture of meat and cheese | Cavatappi are a grooved, spiral-shaped pasta |