agnolotti

noun

ag·​no·​lot·​ti ˌän-yə-ˈlä-tē How to pronounce agnolotti (audio)
-ˈlȯ-
plural agnolotti
: pasta in the form of semicircular cases containing a filling (as of meat, cheese, or vegetables)

Examples of agnolotti in a Sentence

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Legend has it that a few celebrity favorite dishes include soft corn agnolotti for Kim Kardashian and an off-menu spaghetti pomodoro for Rihanna. Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025 Tiny, delicate agnolotti are filled with parsley root and cream and presented beneath enormous pieces of crabmeat and a dusting of crushed Ritz crackers. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025 And then there’s the chestnut and mushroom agnolotti. Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024 Selden’s handmade pastas range from a light agnolotti in a slippery broth of brown butter and filled with creamy sweet potatoes to a hearty tagliatelle Bolognese to a comforting cacio e pepe made with chewy bucatini noodles. Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for agnolotti

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Italian, plural of agnolotto, agnellotto, alteration of *anegliotto, alteration of anellotto, diminutive of anello "ring," going back to Latin ānellus, diminutive of ānus "ring" — more at anus

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of agnolotti was in 1841

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“Agnolotti.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agnolotti. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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