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cannelloni definition

can·nel·loni (kan′ə lō′nē)

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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