cappelletti
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cappelletti
1940–45; < Italian, plural of cappelletto little hat, diminutive of capello hat; see capeline
Vocabulary lists containing cappelletti
Example Sentences
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Kim Hunter and Tommy Levandoski figured a pasta-making kit had potential and that cappelletti stuffed with truffled ricotta — the Italian restaurant’s signature dish — was the noodle to promote.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2020
They began sewing, and cooking cappelletti, croissants and – their much-missed English snack – digestive biscuits.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2020
Cuoco's cheese-filled cappelletti and Altura's rabbit-stuffed agnolotti are each so dainty each might have been fashioned by a flower fairy.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2011
When I visited, all of the first courses were vegetarian, including tomato cappelletti in a lush herbal velouté and a superb vegetable tartlette.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2011
These cappelletti should be cooked in chicken or beef broth until the paste is tender, and served with this broth as a soup.
From The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well by Gentile, Maria
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