Pasta whose name means "quills” (5)
I believe the answer is:
penne
'pasta whose name means quills' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for penne that I've seen before include "Pasta (in wide tubes)" , "Pasta in short tubes" , "Pasta in the shape of tubes" , "2 [PASTA]" , "Tube pasta" .)