cannoli

[ kuh-noh-lee; Italian kahn-naw-lee ]

plural nounItalian Cooking.

tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.

Origin of cannoli

1940–45; <Italian, plural of cannolo, derivative of canna reed, cane; cf. cannelloni

Patrons eat their cannoli slowly and deliberately, dabbing the powdered sugar on their plates with licked fingers.
De Robertis, a New York Great, Bids Farewell | Lizzie Crocker | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
“I used to switch back and forth between Cheetahs and here,” she says while eating a cannoli supplied by a regular.
The Worst Strip Club in Vegas | Richard Abowitz | September 17, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
For dessert there is gelato and miniature cannoli and cupcakes with fangs on them.
New Moon Rises Over Hollywood | Kim Masters | November 17, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

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