zeppole

American  

[ze-poh-lay, tse-, se-] / zɛˈpoʊ leɪ, tsɛ-, sɛ- /

noun

• zeppole,
  plural
• zeppoles,
  plural
• zeppoli
  plural

1. Italian Cooking. a deep-fried pastry made with a light, airy dough and often sprinkled with sugar or stuffed with custard, chocolate, or the like (usually used as a plural).

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• zeppole
  plural
• zeppoles
  plural
• zeppoli
  plural

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First cultivated by the Phoenicians, saffron now colors and perfumes numerous dishes, from little gnocchi called malloreddus to gelato and zeppole, a fried dough eaten at Carnival.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

“History hasn’t gotten here yet,” King-Lu says, and neither have cookbooks, so what recipe did Cookie follow for his delicious-looking fried doughnuts, reminiscent of malasadas or zeppole?

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2020

For dessert, zeppole with blackberry jam and housemade soft-serve both sound great.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2017

For those who have never tasted a malasada, think about the Italian zeppole, and you are close.

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2014

Now it draws from much of Long Island and from the local area, where people might not know what a zeppole is, but show up nonetheless.

From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2010

DeFusco's, which has voluntarily closed, makes goods such as zeppoles, calzones and eclairs for other bakeries, markets and caterers, she said.

From Reuters ● Mar. 30, 2011

I don’t know how there’s still room for dessert, but a trio of goodness arrives in the form of the stellar “deconstructed” tiramisu, raspberry tart with thyme and, for a true sendoff, zeppoli.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 5, 2017