Penne vs. Mostaccioli — What's the Difference?

Penne (Italian: [ˈpenːe]) is an extruded type of pasta with cylinder-shaped pieces, their ends cut at an angle. Penne is the plural form of the Italian penna (meaning feather but pen as well), deriving from Latin penna (meaning "feather" or "quill"), and is a cognate of the English word pen.

Pasta in short tubes with slanted ends.

Pasta in small short tubes with diagonally cut ends.

A type of penne pasta which resembles ziti.

A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.

Pasta somewhat resembling little moustaches

Pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends