ravioli

[rav-ee-oh-lee, rah-vee-; Italian rah-vyaw-lee]

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noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

small cases of pasta, often square, stuffed with a filling, usually of meat or cheese, and often served with a tomato sauce.

Origin of ravioli

1835–45; < Italian, plural of dial. raviolo little turnip, diminutive of rava < Latin rāpa; see rape²

Usage note

See zucchini.

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Related Words for ravioli

tortellini, ravioli, macaroni, spaghetti, linguine, gnocchi, fettuccini, rigatoni, shells, vermicelli, ziti, lasagna, manicotti, orzo

Examples from the Web for ravioli

Historical Examples of ravioli

Have some rich stock boiling in a stewpan; poach the ravioli five minutes.
Choice Cookery
Catherine Owen
Mix well together and add to the paste as for other ravioli.
Allied Cookery
Grace Glergue Harrison and Gertrude Clergue
Ravioli and a sweet, and dont annoy us with any olives, said OLeary to the waiter.
The Woman Gives
Owen Johnson
The ravioli are then to be served hot seasoned with cheese and butter or with brown stock or tomato sauce.
The Italian Cook Book
Maria Gentile
Roll very fine and cover half the crust with ravioli dressing half-inch thick.
Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus
Rufus Estes

British Dictionary definitions for ravioli

ravioli

noun

small squares of pasta containing a savoury mixture of meat, cheese, etc

Word Origin for ravioli

C19: from Italian dialect, literally: little turnips, from Italian rava turnip, from Latin rāpa

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Word Origin and History for ravioli

1610s, from Middle English raffyolys, also rafyols (late 14c.). The word probably was re-borrowed several times, most recently in 1841, from Italian ravioli, a dialectal plural of raviolo, a diminutive of an unidentified noun, perhaps of rava "turnip."