gnocchi en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnɒ.ki/ (UK, proscribed, sometimes)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈnjɒ.ki/ (UK)
- /ˈnjoʊ.ki/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ɡ(ə)ˈnoʊ.ki/ (US, humorous)
- nyōʹkē (US)
- /ɡ(ə)ˈnɑk.t͡ʃi/ (US)
Etymology
From Italian gnocchi, plural of gnocco (“dumpling”, literally “lump”), related to nocchio (“knot (in wood)”), a borrowing from Lombardic knohha (“knuckle, bone, knot”), from Proto-Germanic *knukô (“bone”), *kneukaz (“tuber, knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gnew- (“knot, bundle”). Cognate with Middle High German knoche (“bone, knot”) (modern German Knochen), Middle Dutch knoke (“knuckle, knob, knot”), Swedish knoge (“knuckle”). More at knuckle.
Meanings
-
(countable, plural-normally, uncountable) Italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina.
Test one gnocchi by placing it in a large pot of rapidly boiling lightly salted water.
1999, Thomas Keller, The French Laundry Cookbook, Artisan, →ISBN, page 119:Silky, feather-light and with an other-worldly texture, home-made gnocchi is one of the most spoiling things you can make for someone, yet it is surprisingly simple to put together, especially when just for two.
2017, Thomasina Miers, Home Cook: Over 300 Delicious, Fuss-Free Recipes, London: Guardian Books; Faber & Faber Ltd, →ISBN, page 159:Dip each gnocco into the flour, shaking off excess. Carefully lower the gnocchi, one at a time, into the simmering water. Cook a few at a time since they must not touch each other while cooking. The gnocchi will be cooked when they rise to the surface; this should take 2 to 3 minutes, depending on the gnocchi.
1978, Nika Hazelton, The Regional Italian Kitchen, M. Evans and Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 129:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnocchis | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| gnocchi | Number=Plur | canonical | lexicographic |
| gnocco | Number=Sing | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (25)
uk ньо́кі (pasta-like dumplings) · ja ニョッキ (pasta-like dumplings) · mk њо́ки (pasta-like dumplings) · pt gnocchi (pasta-like dumplings) · ko 뇨키 (pasta-like dumplings) · gl ñoqui (pasta-like dumplings) · fi gnocchi (pasta-like dumplings) · hu gnocchi (pasta-like dumplings) · cmn 意大利糰子 /意大利团子 (pasta-like dumplings) · ar نْيُوكِّي (pasta-like dumplings) · de Nocken (pasta-like dumplings) · pt nhoque (pasta-like dumplings) · de Gnocchi (pasta-like dumplings) · pl gnocchi (pasta-like dumplings) · tl niyoki (pasta-like dumplings) · sh njoki (pasta-like dumplings) · cmn 玉棋 (pasta-like dumplings) · fr gnocchis (pasta-like dumplings) · sh њоки (pasta-like dumplings) · eo nokoj (pasta-like dumplings) · de Nockerln (pasta-like dumplings) · es ñoquis (pasta-like dumplings) · es ñoqui (pasta-like dumplings) · it gnocco (pasta-like dumplings) · ru ньо́ки (pasta-like dumplings)