gnocchi
English
Etymology
From Italian gnocchi, plural of gnocco (“dumpling”, literally “lump”), related to nocchio (“knot (in wood)”), a borrowing from Lombardic knohha (“knuckle, bone, knot”), from Proto-Germanic *knukô (“bone”), *kneukaz (“tuber, knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gnew- (“knot, bundle”). Cognate with Middle High German knoche (“bone, knot”) (modern German Knochen), Middle Dutch knoke (“knuckle, knob, knot”), Swedish knoge (“knuckle”). More at knuckle.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnjɒ.ki/, (sometimes proscribed) /ˈnɒ.ki/
- (US) enPR: nyōʹkē, IPA(key): /ˈnjoʊ.ki/, (humorous) /ɡ(ə)ˈnoʊ.ki/, /ɡ(ə)ˈnɑk.t͡ʃi/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: (UK) -ɒki, (US) -oʊki
Noun
gnocchi (countable and uncountable, plural gnocchis) or gnocchi pl (normally plural, singular gnocco)
- Italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina.
- 1978, Nika Hazelton, The Regional Italian Kitchen, M. Evans and Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 129:
- Dip each gnocco into the flour, shaking off excess. Carefully lower the gnocchi, one at a time, into the simmering water. Cook a few at a time since they must not touch each other while cooking. The gnocchi will be cooked when they rise to the surface; this should take 2 to 3 minutes, depending on the gnocchi.
- 1999, Thomas Keller, The French Laundry Cookbook, Artisan, →ISBN, page 119:
- Test one gnocchi by placing it in a large pot of rapidly boiling lightly salted water.
- 2017, Thomasina Miers, Home Cook: Over 300 Delicious, Fuss-Free Recipes, London: Guardian Books; Faber & Faber Ltd, →ISBN, page 159:
- Silky, feather-light and with an other-worldly texture, home-made gnocchi is one of the most spoiling things you can make for someone, yet it is surprisingly simple to put together, especially when just for two.
Synonyms
- macaroni (obsolete)
Translations
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Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnjokːi/, [ˈnjo̞kːi]
- IPA(key): /ˈɡnokːi/, [ˈɡno̞kːi]
- Rhymes: -okːi
Noun
gnocchi
- gnocchi
- Söin gnoccheja lounaaksi.
- I ate gnocchi for lunch.
Usage notes
The Italian plural word has been adopted into Finnish as a singular.
Declension
| Inflection of gnocchi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | gnocchi | gnocchit | |
| genitive | gnocchin | gnocchien | |
| partitive | gnocchia | gnoccheja | |
| illative | gnocchiin | gnoccheihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | gnocchi | gnocchit | |
| accusative | nom. | gnocchi | gnocchit |
| gen. | gnocchin | ||
| genitive | gnocchin | gnocchien | |
| partitive | gnocchia | gnoccheja | |
| inessive | gnocchissa | gnoccheissa | |
| elative | gnocchista | gnoccheista | |
| illative | gnocchiin | gnoccheihin | |
| adessive | gnocchilla | gnoccheilla | |
| ablative | gnocchilta | gnoccheilta | |
| allative | gnocchille | gnoccheille | |
| essive | gnocchina | gnoccheina | |
| translative | gnocchiksi | gnoccheiksi | |
| abessive | gnocchitta | gnoccheitta | |
| instructive | — | gnocchein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Further reading
- “gnocchi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲɔ.ki/
Noun
gnocchi m (plural gnocchis)
Further reading
- “gnocchi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈɲɔk.ki/
- Rhymes: -ɔkki
- Hyphenation: gnòc‧chi
Noun
gnocchi m pl
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian gnocchi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲɔk.ki/
- Rhymes: -ɔkki
- Syllabification: gnoc‧chi
Noun
gnocchi nvir pl (indeclinable)
- gnocchi (Italian pasta-like dumplings made of potato or semolina)
Further reading
- gnocchi in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian gnocchi.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲɔ.ki/
- Rhymes: -ɔki
Noun
gnocchi m (invariable)
References
- ^ “gnocchi”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “gnocchi”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025