gnocchi

[ nok-ee, noh-kee; Italian nyawk-kee ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. a dish of little dumplings made from potatoes, semolina, flour, or a combination of these ingredients.

gnocchi

/ ˈɡnɒkɪ; ɡəˈnɒkɪ; ˈnɒkɪ /

plural noun

1. dumplings made of pieces of semolina pasta, or sometimes potato, used to garnish soup or served alone with sauce

Word History and Origins

Origin of gnocchi¹

1890–95; < Italian, plural of gnocco, originally Upper Italian (Veneto), perhaps cognate with Tuscan nocca, nocco knuckle < Langobardic *knohha joint; knuckle

Word History and Origins

Origin of gnocchi¹

Italian, plural of gnocco lump, probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German knoche bone

Example Sentences

His pâté is a world-class organ recital, his gnocchi the softest of pillows.

From Washington Post

Instead of flaking like real fish, it had a starchier consistency, more like gnocchi.

From Time

You could knead a ball of dough, crimp a pie crust, pinch together the edges of a dumpling or roll out gnocchi.

From Washington Post

Strain all the gnocchi, and place them on a baking tray lined with a paper towel.

From Outside Online

Making pasta doesn’t have to be complicated, and this gnocchi is an easy place to start.

From Outside Online

That means that even gnocchi, pastries and pates are made in-house by his staff of 24, which includes 18 chefs.

From The Daily Beast

I know plenty of women in their late thirties and early forties who are having happy, healthy, gnocchi-tushed babies.

From The Daily Beast

When you come back, you will eat with a double appetite, and I will make gnocchi of polenta for dinner.

From Project Gutenberg

Pasticcio di Maccheroni is an excellent macaroni pie, and Gnocchi di Patele are little knobs of paste boiled like macaroni.

From Project Gutenberg

Then drop the gnocchi one by one into boiling salted water and boil for ten minutes.

From Project Gutenberg

And we are going to have gnocchi done in a special way with cheese.

From Project Gutenberg

The gnocchi and the olives must certainly have disagreed with me.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• linguine
• macaroni
• ravioli
• spaghetti
• tortellini