cappelletti

American  

[kap-uh-let-ee, kahp-pel-let-tee] / ˌkæp əˈlɛt i, ˌkɑp pɛlˈlɛt ti /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. small pieces of pasta filled with meat or cheese.

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cappelletti British  

/ ˌkæpəˈlɛtɪ /

noun

1. small squares of pasta containing a savoury mixture of meat, cheese, or vegetables

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Etymology

Origin of cappelletti

1940–45; < Italian, plural of cappelletto little hat, diminutive of capello hat; see capeline

Example Sentences

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