plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a deep-fried tube of pastry filled with sweetened and flavored ricotta cheese
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Livonia Italian Bakery and Café: Home of the cannoli paczki, a Fat Tuesday take on the classic Italian dessert.
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Joe Guillen, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
The menu will include cakes, macarons, pastries and donuts; hot ham and rolls; Italian bakery classics, including cannoli; and coffee drinks.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
But his inspiration to start a cannoli shop actually came from an island several thousand miles away from Sicily, where the cannoli was first born — Japan.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Here are some of the best: Vinit V. shared this twilight traffic shot and a Lego cannoli project.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Joe Guillen, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
The menu will include cakes, macarons, pastries and donuts; hot ham and rolls; Italian bakery classics, including cannoli; and coffee drinks.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
But his inspiration to start a cannoli shop actually came from an island several thousand miles away from Sicily, where the cannoli was first born — Japan.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Here are some of the best: Vinit V. shared this twilight traffic shot and a Lego cannoli project.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for cannoli
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“Cannoli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannoli. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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