ravioli
noun
rav·i·o·li
ˌra-vē-ˈō-lē 
ˌrä-
plural ravioli also raviolis
ˌra-vē-ˈō-lēz
ˌrä-
: pasta in the form of little cases of dough containing a savory filling (as of meat or cheese)
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That’s because rotini, ravioli, rigatoni, and their ilk will suffer a similar fate in the freezer as the veggies above, according to Tsui.
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
Any food that involves a flavorful filling wrapped in some sort of dough — gyoza, pierogi, samosas, mandu, empanadas, ravioli, etc. — immediately piques my interest.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Sauté onions, garlic, and more fresh sage, add a bit of flour to create the base of the roux, then whisk in chicken broth and cream before stirring in the spinach ravioli and topping with the grated cheese.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
Be sure to try the ravioli with fennel sausage and sage butter, alongside a crisp glass of white wine.
—Jaymi McCann, theweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
Any food that involves a flavorful filling wrapped in some sort of dough — gyoza, pierogi, samosas, mandu, empanadas, ravioli, etc. — immediately piques my interest.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Sauté onions, garlic, and more fresh sage, add a bit of flour to create the base of the roux, then whisk in chicken broth and cream before stirring in the spinach ravioli and topping with the grated cheese.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
Be sure to try the ravioli with fennel sausage and sage butter, alongside a crisp glass of white wine.
—Jaymi McCann, theweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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ravioli
noun
rav·i·o·li
ˌrav-ē-ˈō-lē
ˌräv-
plural ravioli also raviolis
-lēz
: little pockets of pasta with a filling (as of meat or cheese)
Etymology
Italian, from a plural of a dialect word raviolo, literally, "little turnip"
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