cannelloni

American  

[kan-l-oh-nee, kahn-nel-law-nee] / ˌkæn lˈoʊ ni, ˌkɑn nɛlˈlɔ ni /

Also cannelons

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.

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cannelloni British  

/ ˌkænɪˈləʊnɪ /

plural noun

1. tubular pieces of pasta filled with meat or cheese

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Etymology

Origin of cannelloni

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

Example Sentences

Another "genre," if you will, is stuffed pasta — ravioli, cannelloni, manicotto, tortellini and tortelloni and agnolotti — which are excellent, but aren't necessarily the kinds of pasta you'd eat on a daily basis.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2021

For a meatier version, there is the cannelloni tube pasta stuffed with ground beef, ricotta and spinach.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2020

He soon won a school cooking contest with a dish of stuffed cannelloni and dropped his Italian classes in favor of cooking courses.

From Washington Post • May 5, 2019

The way I prepare mine means it is closer to a lasagne or cannelloni.

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2018

The Italians baked everything from cannelloni to ziti.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool