gnocchi

[ nok-ee, noh-kee; Italian nyawk-kee ]

/ ˈnɒk i, ˈnoʊ ki; Italian ˈnyɔk ki /

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noun (used with a singular or plural verb)Italian Cooking.

a dish of little dumplings made from potatoes, semolina, flour, or a combination of these ingredients.

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Origin of gnocchi

1890–95; <Italian, plural of gnocco, originally Upper Italian (Veneto), perhaps cognate with Tuscan nocca, nocco knuckle <Langobardic *knohha joint; see knuckle

Words nearby gnocchi

gneissoid, gnetophyte, Gniezno, GNMA, GNOC, gnocchi, gnome, gnomic, gnomist, gnomology, gnomon

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How to use gnocchi in a sentence

His pâté is a world-class organ recital, his gnocchi the softest of pillows.
2021 Fall Dining Guide|Tom Sietsema|October 6, 2021|Washington Post
Instead of flaking like real fish, it had a starchier consistency, more like gnocchi.
I Tried Lab-Grown Fish Maw. Here's Why It Could Help Save Our Oceans|Amy Gunia/Hong Kong|September 17, 2021|Time
You could knead a ball of dough, crimp a pie crust, pinch together the edges of a dumpling or roll out gnocchi.
Spiced meatballs with carrots and labne call for hands-on cooking|Daniela Galarza|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
Strain all the gnocchi, and place them on a baking tray lined with a paper towel.
Ease into Winter with Backcountry-Approved Comfort Food|Christina Bernstein|November 12, 2020|Outside Online

Making pasta doesn’t have to be complicated, and this gnocchi is an easy place to start.
Ease into Winter with Backcountry-Approved Comfort Food|Christina Bernstein|November 12, 2020|Outside Online
That means that even gnocchi, pastries and pates are made in-house by his staff of 24, which includes 18 chefs.
Service at the Highest Level|Daily Beast Promotions|February 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I know plenty of women in their late thirties and early forties who are having happy, healthy, gnocchi-tushed babies.
I Refuse to Freeze My Eggs!|Jessi Klein|August 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
When you come back, you will eat with a double appetite, and I will make gnocchi of polenta for dinner.
Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 (of 2)|F. Marion Crawford
Pasticcio di Maccheroni is an excellent macaroni pie, and Gnocchi di Patele are little knobs of paste boiled like macaroni.
The Gourmet's Guide to Europe|Algernon Bastard
Then drop the gnocchi one by one into boiling salted water and boil for ten minutes.
The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste:|Mrs. W. G. Waters
And we are going to have gnocchi done in a special way with cheese.
December Love|Robert Hichens
The gnocchi and the olives must certainly have disagreed with me.
Post-Prandial Philosophy|Grant Allen

British Dictionary definitions for gnocchi

gnocchi

/ (ˈnɒkɪ, ɡəˈnɒkɪ, ˈɡnɒkɪ) /

pl n

dumplings made of pieces of semolina pasta, or sometimes potato, used to garnish soup or served alone with sauce

Word Origin for gnocchi

Italian, plural of gnocco lump, probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German knoche bone

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