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cannoli

UK/kaˈnəʊlɪ//kəˈnoʊli/

cannoli noun: a tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert. Also the plural of cannolo.

cannoli: a tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and...
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Noun

cannoli (plural cannolis or cannoli)

  1. (in plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.
    • Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.1972, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, spoken by Peter Clemenza (Richard S. Castellano)

Also used as

cannoli is also the plural of cannolo.

cannoli meaning in Tagalog and Arabic

cannoli in Tagalog

tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
kanoli, kanolo, kanolu

cannoli in Arabic

tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
كَانُّولِي kānnūlī

Forms of cannoli

pluralcannolis
pluralcannoli
alternative formcannolo
alternative formcannolu

Origin of cannoli

Borrowed from Italian cannoli (plural of cannolo) or Sicilian cannoli (plural of cannolu); see there for more.

Words formed from cannoli

Words that rhyme with cannoli

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Questions about cannoli

What does cannoli mean?
Cannoli means a tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.
What is cannoli in Tagalog?
Cannoli in Tagalog is kanoli, kanolo, kanolu. See Cannoli meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is cannoli?
Cannoli is a noun.
How do you pronounce cannoli?
Cannoli is pronounced /kaˈnəʊlɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of cannoli?
The plural of cannoli is cannolis.

Words near cannoli in the dictionary

  1. Cannock Wood
  2. cannodimethoside
  3. cannodixoside
  4. cannoe
  5. Cannois
  6. cannoli
  7. cannolicchi
  8. cannolilike
  9. cannolis
  10. cannolo
  11. cannon

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