ravioli

[ rav-ee-oh-lee, rah-vee-; Italian rah-vyaw-lee ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. small cases of pasta, often square, stuffed with a filling, usually of meat or cheese, and often served with a tomato sauce.

ravioli

/ ˌrævɪˈəʊlɪ /

noun

1. small squares of pasta containing a savoury mixture of meat, cheese, etc

Usage Note

See zucchini.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ravioli¹

First recorded in 1835–45; from Italian, plural of dialectal raviolo “little turnip,” diminutive of rava, from Latin rāpa; rape ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of ravioli¹

C19: from Italian dialect, literally: little turnips, from Italian rava turnip, from Latin rāpa

Example Sentences

There, you’ll find Moritzino, whose cast of irreverent regulars swill South Tyrolean wine, munch on truffle-fondue ravioli, and dance to disco while still in their ski boots.

From Outside Online

It was a sort of whitish little pouch about the size of a ravioli, lightly fried and filled with a creamy substance tasting of fish.

From Nautilus

I was actually with Jhumpa and Mohsin Hamid in Mantova a few weeks back, discussing this very topic over pumpkin ravioli.

From The Daily Beast

This concept goes back to a classic idea—egg ravioli with spinach, celery foam, and white truffle.

From The Daily Beast

I crave their delicious Ravioli di Caciotta al Pomodorino e Basilico.

From The Daily Beast

Arrange the ravioli on a platter, pour the hot sauce over them and finish with a sprinkling of grated cheese.

From Project Gutenberg

Boil these ravioli in salted water, being careful not to break them open.

From Project Gutenberg

Enclose in little squares of the home made paste described above, and cook and serve as in the preceding recipe for Ravioli.

From Project Gutenberg

The very melodies of Verdi and Rossini are inextricably twined in our minds around memories of ravioli and zabaglione.

From Project Gutenberg

They had ravioli a la Tuscany, and after that some very rare fruit cake that had come only the week before from sunny Italy.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• gnocchi
• linguine
• macaroni
• spaghetti
• tortellini