agnolotti

[ an-yuh-lot-ee; Italian ah-nyaw-lawt-tee ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of agnolotti¹

< 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

Example Sentences

Her tender agnolotti enclose the chef’s heady short rib filling, smoother than before with whipped butter and intensely flavored with cheese and the braising liquid from the meat.

From Washington Post