gnocchi

[ nok-ee, noh-kee; Italian nyawk-kee ]
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noun(used with a singular or plural verb)Italian Cooking.
  1. a dish of little dumplings made from potatoes, semolina, flour, or a combination of these ingredients.

Origin of gnocchi

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

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gnocchi

/ (ˈnɒkɪ, ɡəˈnɒkɪ, ˈɡnɒkɪ) /


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

Origin of gnocchi

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

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