cannoli

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cannoli (plural of cannolo)[1] or Sicilian cannoli (plural of cannolu); see there for more.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /kaˈnəʊlɪ/, /kəˈnəʊlɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kəˈnoʊli/
  • (New York City) IPA(key): /k̬ɐˈnɔːlɪ̆/
  • Rhymes: -əʊli

Noun

cannoli (plural cannolis or cannoli)

  1. (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

Noun

cannoli

  1. plural of cannolo

References

  1. ^ cannoli, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Italian

Noun

cannoli m

  1. plural of cannolo

Anagrams

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • cannuoli

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈnɔli/, [kɑ̝n̺ˈn̺ɔː.lɪ̟]
  • Hyphenation: can‧nò‧li

Noun

cannoli m

  1. 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)

  1. cannoli