cannoli en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈnəʊlɪ/ (UK)
- /kəˈnoʊli/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /kaˈnəʊlɪ/ (UK)
- /k̬ɐˈnɔːlɪ̆/ (New-York-City)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cannoli (plural of cannolo) or Sicilian cannoli (plural of cannolu); see there for more.
Meanings
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(in-plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
1972, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, spoken by Peter Clemenza (Richard S. Castellano):
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(form-of, plural) plural of cannolo
form of cannolo
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cannolo | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cannolu | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cannoli | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cannolis | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
holy cannoli · pizzoli · cannolilike
Translations (26)
scn cannolu (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · no cannolo (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · uk канно́лі (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · tl kanolo (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · cs cannolo (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · es cannolo (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · it cannolo (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · eo kanolo (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · cmn 奶油甜餡煎餅卷 /奶油甜馅煎饼卷 (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · tl kanolu (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · ja カンノーロ (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · es cannoli (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · tl kanoli (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · fr cannolo (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · el κανόλο (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · fi cannoli (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · ru канно́ли (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · hu cannolo (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · hy կանոլի (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · de Cannolo (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · ar كَانُّولِي (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · sv cannoli (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · nap cannuolo (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · ko 카놀리 (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · he קָנוֹלִי (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta) · pl cannolo (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta)