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gnocchi

UK/ˈnjɒ.ki//ˈnjoʊ.ki/

gnocchi noun: italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina.

gnocchi: italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina
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Noun

gnocchi (countable and uncountable, plural gnocchis)

  1. (plural-normally) Italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina.
    • Dip each gnocco into the flour, shaking off excess. Carefully lower the gnocchi, one at a time, into the simmering water. Cook a few at a time since they must not touch each other while cooking. The gnocchi will be cooked when they rise to the surface; this should take 2 to 3 minutes, depending on...1978, Nika Hazelton, The Regional Italian Kitchen, M. Evans and Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 129
    • Test one gnocchi by placing it in a large pot of rapidly boiling lightly salted water.1999, Thomas Keller, The French Laundry Cookbook, Artisan, →ISBN, page 119
    Synonyms:
    macaroni

gnocchi meaning in Tagalog and Arabic

gnocchi in Tagalog

pasta-like dumplings
niyoki

gnocchi in Arabic

pasta-like dumplings
نْيُوكِّي nyūkkī

Synonyms of gnocchi

Forms of gnocchi

pluralgnocchis
singulargnocco

Origin of gnocchi

From Italian gnocchi, plural of gnocco (“dumpling”, literally “lump”), related to nocchio (“knot (in wood)”), a borrowing from Lombardic knohha (“knuckle, bone, knot”), from Proto-Germanic *knukô (“bone”), *kneukaz (“tuber, knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gnew- (“knot, bundle”). Cognate with Middle High German knoche (“bone, knot”) (modern German Knochen), Middle Dutch knoke (“knuckle, knob, knot”), Swedish knoge (“knuckle”). More at knuckle.

Questions about gnocchi

What does gnocchi mean?
Gnocchi means italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina.
What is gnocchi in Tagalog?
Gnocchi in Tagalog is niyoki. See Gnocchi meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is gnocchi?
Gnocchi is a noun.
How do you pronounce gnocchi?
Gnocchi is pronounced /ˈnjɒ.ki/ (UK).
What is the plural of gnocchi?
The plural of gnocchi is gnocchis.

Words near gnocchi in the dictionary

  1. GNMA
  2. GNN
  3. GNNs
  4. GNO
  5. gnocchetti
  6. gnocchi
  7. gnocchis
  8. gnocco
  9. Gnodde
  10. gnoff
  11. gnoffs

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