Meaning & use
spagbol
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Meaning
noununcountable
An informal British word for spaghetti bolognese, a dish of spaghetti served with a meat and tomato sauce.
Grammar: Uncountable; it names the dish, not a single portion. To talk about a portion, say 'a plate of spagbol' or 'some spagbol'.
Patterns
- have spagbol for dinner
- make spagbol
- a plate of spagbol
We're having spagbol tonight — I've already made the sauce.
He ordered spagbol at the pub and said it was the best he'd had in ages.
If you're cooking spagbol, don't forget the garlic bread.
Common combinations
- make spagbol
- I'll make spagbol if you're too tired to cook.
- have spagbol for dinner
- We had spagbol for dinner three times last week.
- a plate of spagbol
- She put a huge plate of spagbol in front of me.
Synonyms and how they differ
- spaghetti bolognese
- The full, standard name for the same dish, used in menus and more formal writing; 'spagbol' is the casual spoken shortening.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'spagbol' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The answer fits because 'spagbol' is an uncountable noun for the dish, so 'having spagbol for dinner' is natural. 'Two spagbols' treats it as countable, which is not standard. 'Spagboled' is not a verb, and 'very spagbol' is not an adjective.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “spagbol”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.