cannelloni

[ kan-l-oh-nee; Italian kahn-nel-law-nee ]

plural noun

1. tubular or rolled pieces of pasta, usually filled with a mixture of meat or poultry and often cheese and baked in a cream or tomato sauce.

cannelloni

/ ˌkænɪˈləʊnɪ /

plural noun

1. tubular pieces of pasta filled with meat or cheese

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannelloni¹

1835–45; < Italian, plural of cannellone, equivalent to cannell ( o ) tube (derivative of canna; cane ) + -one augmentative suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannelloni¹

Italian, plural of cannellone, from cannello stalk, from canna cane ¹