Manicotti

//ˌmænɪˈkɑti// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce wordnet

Synonyms

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cannellonicannellonimanicottisstuffaronistuffaroni

Etymology

From Italian manicotti (“muffs”), plural of manicotto (“muff”), from manica (“sleeve”) + -etto (“meliorative suffix”).

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