cannoli

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kə nō′lē; It. kän nô′lē)


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can•no•li  (kə nō′lē; It. kän nô′lē),USA pronunciation n.pl. [Italian Cookery.]
  1. Foodtubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
  • Italian, plural of cannolo, derivative of canna reed, cane; compare cannelloni
  • 1940–45

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