spaghetti western
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From spaghetti + western, pasta being a famously Italian product.
Noun
spaghetti western (plural spaghetti westerns)
- (film) A motion picture produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, notably in Italy, and depicting a tale of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West.
- “A Fistful of Dollars” and “Once Upon a Time in the West” are famous spaghetti westerns.
- Synonym: Italo-western
- Hypernyms: Eurowestern, western, movie, film
Translations
western film produced in Europe by an Italian company
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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English, from spaghetti (in turn borrowed from Italian) + western.
Noun
spaghetti western m (invariable)
- (film) spaghetti western, Italo-western (western film produced in Europe by an Italian company)
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