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tortellini

American  
[tawr-tl-ee-nee, tawr-tel-lee-nee] / ˌtɔr tlˈi ni, ˌtɔr tɛlˈli ni /

plural noun

Italian Cooking.

  1. small rounds of pasta, filled, as with a meat or cheese stuffing, and then shaped into rings and boiled: often served in broth or with a sauce.

tortellini British  
/ ˌtɔːtəˈliːnɪ /

noun

  1. pasta cut into small rounds, folded about a filling, and boiled

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Usage

See zucchini.

Etymology

Origin of tortellini

1905–10; < Italian, plural of tortellino, diminutive of tortello stuffed pastry, diminutive (with gender change) of torta cake; torte

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