cannolu

• cannuolu

From canna (“tube”) +‎ -olu (diminutive suffix).

• IPA^(key): /kanˈnɔlu/, [kɑ̝n̺ˈn̺ɔː.lʊ̠], [kɑ̝n̺ˈn̺wɔ.lʊ̠]
• Rhymes: -ɔlu
• Hyphenation: can‧nò‧lu

cannolu m (plural cannola)

1. (generic) little tube
2. (pastry) cannoli; a traditional Sicilian specialty pastry consisting of a tube filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and other flavorings, typically eaten as a dessert.

• Outside of Italy, cannoli are often described, without further detail, as a generic “Italian pastry”, even though cannoli are a regional specialty made in the island of Sicily (where both Sicilian and Sicilian dialects of Italian are spoken).
• In other parts of Italy the pastries will often be advertised specifically as “cannoli siciliani (“Sicilian cannoli”)”; the Italianized name cannolo has been borrowed from the original Sicilian along with the pastry itself.
• English is one of several languages which borrowed cannoli — the plural form of Italian cannolo — as an invariable noun.

• → Italian: cannolo, cannolo siciliano
• → Spanish: cannoli
• → English: cannoli