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gnoc·chi (nä′kē, nô′-; It nyō̂k′kē)

noun

small, variously shaped dumplings of flour, and sometimes potato, served with a sauce

Etymology: It, pl. of gnocco, dumpling, altered < nocchio, knot (in wood), prob. < Langobardic; akin to MHG knoche, a knot, gnarl: for IE base see knuckle

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