1. A type of pasta shaped like short, tightly coiled springs or helixes, typically served with sauce.
Usage: Usually used in plural form or as a mass noun.; Italian origin; common in Italian cuisine.

Examples

• I cooked a box of fusilli for dinner last night.
• The fusilli held the creamy sauce perfectly in its coils.
• She prefers fusilli to penne because of its interesting shape.
• Fusilli is a popular choice for pasta salads.
• The chef tossed the hot fusilli with fresh basil and olive oil.
• My kids love eating fusilli because it's fun and twisty.