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)

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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 The menu includes choices of a New York strip tagliata, Limone agnolotti or steak tartare. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2023 An appetizer of cuttlefish, chickpeas and ’nduja was savory and spicy in perfect balance; the pastas, both a lovely agnolotti stuffed with pumpkin in a sage-and-butter sauce and a spaghetti in a hearty ragù of pork shoulder, were extraordinary. Eric Asimov, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023 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 24 Dec. 2024.

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