cannelloni

(kan′ə lō)

plural noun

tubular casings of boiled pasta filled with ground meat or other filling and baked in a sauce: also made of squares of boiled pasta wrapped around the filling

Origin: It, pl. of cannellone, a hollow noodle, lit., small tube, aug. of cannello, a tube, joint of cane, dim. of canna, cane

See cannelloni in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Pasta in large-sized tubes.
  2. A dish consisting of such tubes stuffed with meat, vegetables, or cheese and baked in a tomato or cream sauce.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , pl. of cannellone, tubular soup noodle

Origin: , from cannello, small tube

Origin: , diminutive of canna, reed

Origin: , from Latin; see cane

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