agnolotti

American  

[an-yuh-lot-ee, ah-nyaw-lawt-tee] / ˌæn yəˈlɒt i, ˌɑ nyɔˈlɔt ti /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. a dish of small pasta shaped like half moons and usually filled with tortellini stuffing: boiled and served in broth or with a sauce.

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Etymology

Origin of agnolotti

< Italian: filled disc-shaped or rectangular pasta, plural of agnolotto, agnellotto, probably alteration of *anegliotto, variant of anellotto, equivalent to anell ( o ) ring (< Latin ānellus, diminutive of ānus ring) + -otto noun suffix, here perhaps with diminutive force; -o- internally may reflect Upper Italian form such as Pavia dialect agnulòt

Example Sentences

The agnolotti right now is filled with a farce made from the pork shanks we have from the weekly hog delivery.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2024

And then I’d also have the broccolini and maybe the corn agnolotti.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Christmas Day package with several pre-prepared meal options including turkey pot pie and crab and squash agnolotti.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2020

Gone are the days of local chefs parading through the East Wing, running cooking demonstrations on the South Lawn or making sweet potato agnolotti for a White House state dinner.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2018

On a Monday night in July at the White House, GOP senators pressed Trump and Pence on Alabama while they gathered over dinner of lemon agnolotti and grilled rib-eye.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2017