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manicotti definition

mani·cotti (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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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