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tortellini

/ˌtɔɹtəˈlini/

tortellini noun: a kind of small, ring-shaped pasta, stuffed with meat, cheese, etc; and eaten with a sauce or in a soup.

tortellini: a kind of small, ring-shaped pasta, stuffed with meat, cheese, etc; and eaten with a sauce or in a...
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Noun

tortellini (usually uncountable, plural tortellinis)

  1. (plural-normally, usually) A kind of small, ring-shaped pasta, stuffed with meat, cheese, etc; and eaten with a sauce or in a soup.

Forms of tortellini

pluraltortellinis
singulartortellini
singulartortellino

Origin of tortellini

From Italian tortellini, plural of tortellino.

Questions about tortellini

What does tortellini mean?
Tortellini means a kind of small, ring-shaped pasta, stuffed with meat, cheese, etc; and eaten with a sauce or in a soup.
What part of speech is tortellini?
Tortellini is a noun.
How do you pronounce tortellini?
Tortellini is pronounced /ˌtɔɹtəˈlini/ (US).
What is the plural of tortellini?
The plural of tortellini is tortellinis.

Words near tortellini in the dictionary

  1. torte
  2. torteau
  3. torteaus
  4. torteaux
  5. tortelli
  6. tortellini
  7. tortellino
  8. tortelloni
  9. tortelly
  10. torten
  11. tortes

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