angel hair en · NOUN
Etymology
Sense 1 is a semantic loan from Italian capelli d'angelo.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A type of pasta, thinner than spaghetti or vermicelli.
- (uncountable) A traditional Portuguese sweet food, fios de ovos.
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(uncountable) A sticky, fibrous substance reported in connection with UFO sightings and other paranormal manifestations.
Angel hair consists of thin, cotton-like fibers that are found at the scene of UFO sightings. The strands look like spider webs (which many skeptics assert is precisely what they are) and have been found on houses, on the ground, in trees, and hanging off electrical wires following a UFO sighting.
2019, Stephen Spignesi, William J. Birnes, The Big Book of UFO Facts, Figures & Truth, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
- (uncountable) A parasitic plant of the genus Cuscuta, dodder.
- (uncountable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angel, hair.
Synonyms
Translations (21)
ca cabell d'àngel (very thin type of pasta) · it capellini (very thin type of pasta) · fa کاپلینی (very thin type of pasta) · de Engelshaarpasta (very thin type of pasta) · ko 카펠리니 (very thin type of pasta) · fr capelli d'angelo (very thin type of pasta) · ko 카펠리 단젤로 (very thin type of pasta) · fr capellini (very thin type of pasta) · ja カペッリーニ (very thin type of pasta) · de Capellini (very thin type of pasta) · be капелі́ні (very thin type of pasta) · es cabello de ángel (very thin type of pasta) · be капе́лі д'а́нджэла (very thin type of pasta) · fa کاپلی دانجلو (very thin type of pasta) · ja カペッリ・ダンジェロ (very thin type of pasta) · fr cheveux d'ange (very thin type of pasta) · ru капе́лли д’а́нджело (very thin type of pasta) · ko 천사의 머리카락 (very thin type of pasta) · it capelli d'angelo (very thin type of pasta) · ru капелли́ни (very thin type of pasta) · de Capelli d'angelo (very thin type of pasta)