cannoli
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cannoli (plural of cannolo)[1] or Sicilian cannoli (plural of cannolu); see there for more.
Pronunciation
Audio (US): (file) - (UK) IPA(key): /kaˈnəʊlɪ/, /kəˈnəʊlɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /kəˈnoʊli/
- (New York City) IPA(key): /k̬ɐˈnɔːlɪ̆/
- Rhymes: -əʊli
Noun
cannoli (plural cannolis or cannoli)
- (chiefly in the plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.
- 1972, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, spoken by Peter Clemenza (Richard S. Castellano):
- Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Usage notes
- Those with some knowledge of Italian may use cannolo in the singular and cannoli in the plural as in Italian, but English speakers without this experience generally say a cannoli, some cannoli(s).
Derived terms
Translations
tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
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Noun
cannoli
- plural of cannolo
References
- ^ “cannoli, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Italian
Noun
cannoli m
- plural of cannolo
Anagrams
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- cannuoli
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kanˈnɔli/, [kɑ̝n̺ˈn̺ɔː.lɪ̟]
- Hyphenation: can‧nò‧li
Noun
cannoli m
- plural of cannolu (alternative plural)
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cannoli, plural of cannolo (literally “little tube”), from canna (“cane, tube”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈnoli/ [kaˈno.li]
- Rhymes: -oli
Noun
cannoli m (plural cannolis)