noun
cannoli
ka-NOH-lih
Cannoli (noun) means a Sicilian pastry consisting of a fried tube shell filled with sweetened ricotta or a similar cream. Example: “No Italian bakery display is complete without a tray of cannoli.”
noun
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A Sicilian pastry consisting of a fried tube shell filled with sweetened ricotta or a similar cream.
"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."
— Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola (1972)
"No Italian bakery display is complete without a tray of cannoli."
How to use cannoli
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA crisp pastry tube filled with sweet ricotta cream.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cannoli, the plural of cannolo.
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What does “cannoli” mean?
The word “cannoli” means a Sicilian pastry consisting of a fried tube shell filled with sweetened ricotta or a similar cream. In plain terms, a crisp pastry tube filled with sweet ricotta cream.
How do you pronounce “cannoli”?
“Cannoli” is pronounced ka-NOH-lih (/kəˈnoʊli/ in IPA).
How do you use “cannoli” in a sentence?
Here is “cannoli” used in a sentence: “No Italian bakery display is complete without a tray of cannoli.”
What part of speech is “cannoli”?
“Cannoli” is a noun.
Where does the word “cannoli” come from?
The word “cannoli” comes from Italian. Borrowed from Italian cannoli, the plural of cannolo.
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