manicotti

(man′i kät′ē; It mä′nē kō̂t′tē)

plural noun

pasta, in the form of long, broad tubes, usually boiled, stuffed with cheese, and baked with a tomato sauce

Origin: It, lit., muffs, pl. of manicotto < manica, sleeve < L, sleeve, muff < manus, hand: see manual

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noun

Pasta in large-sized tubes.
A dish consisting of such tubes stuffed with meat or cheese, usually served hot with a tomato sauce.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , pl. of manicotto, muff

Origin: , from manica, sleeve

Origin: , from Latin manicae, sleeves

Origin: , from manus, hand; see man-² in Indo-European roots

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