Cannoli

/kəˈnoʊli/ noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert. in-plural

    "Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."

  2. 2
    plural of cannolo form-of, plural

Example

More examples

"Cannoli are Italian pastries from Sicily."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cannoli (plural of cannolo) or Sicilian cannoli (plural of cannolu); see there for more.

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