cannoli
A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream…A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.
» I would like two cannoli, each with both candied fruit and raisins.
Meaning
1 senses(in the plural)A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.
Cannolo
канно́лиkannóli
канно́ліkannóli
Examples
4 sentencesI would like two cannoli, each with both candied fruit and raisins.
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
The cannoli at Benedito's restaurant is crispy and creamy.
Cannoli are Italian pastries from Sicily.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Italian cannoli (plural of cannolo) or Sicilian cannoli (plural of cannolu);Borrowed from Italian cannoli (plural of cannolo) or Sicilian cannoli (plural of cannolu); see there for more.
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Forms
plural: cannolis / cannoliWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular