agnolotti

American  

[an-yuh-lot-ee, ah-nyaw-lawt-tee] / ˌæn jəˈlɒt i, ˌɑ njɔˈlɔt ti /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. a dish of small pasta shaped like half moons and usually filled with tortellini stuffing: boiled and served in broth or with a sauce.

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Etymology

Origin of agnolotti

< Italian: filled disc-shaped or rectangular pasta, plural of agnolotto, agnellotto, probably alteration of *anegliotto, variant of anellotto, equivalent to anell ( o ) ring (< Latin ānellus, diminutive of ānus ring) + -otto noun suffix, here perhaps with diminutive force; -o- internally may reflect Upper Italian form such as Pavia dialect agnulòt

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

agnolotti

The agnolotti right now is filled with a farce made from the pork shanks we have from the weekly hog delivery.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2024

And then I’d also have the broccolini and maybe the corn agnolotti.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2023

Finer still is the Mont Blanc pasta, a riff on a classic European dessert in which a chestnut-oat stuffing swells housemade agnolotti arranged with a lovely sage-scented pesto.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2022

His spring menu features salt-cured fluke; scallops with stinging nettles and morels; ramp agnolotti done carbonara-style; salmon with asparagus; and beef tenderloin with artichokes, sun-dried tomato pesto and green olives.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2022

It’s a posh version of ramen with arugula-filled agnolotti and a soy-poached quail egg.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2018

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