The origin of this pasta name is not certain. It is believed to come from the Ligurian verb strufuggiâ ("to rub") as a reference to its method of preparation, which consists in "rubbing" or rolling a small piece of dough on the pastry board.[2] Similarly, the root of Ligurian strofia might be Ancient Greek στρωφαω ("to twist, to spin"),[lower-alpha 1] referring to the same motion required to produce trofie.