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cannoli, n.
Brit. |kəˈnəʊli|, U.S. |kəˈnoʊli|
Plural unchanged, -s
[‹ Italian cannoli, plural of cannolo (1634) > n.1) + -olo, diminutive suffix (see -ule suffix).]
With pl. concord. Pastry tubes, deep-fried and containing a sweet filling (usually sweetened ricotta, cream, or custard), originally a speciality of Sicily. Also (with sing. concord): a pastry tube of this type.
The Italian singular form cannolo is rarely found in English.
1925L. V. Bertarelli S. Italy p. lxiv, Confectionery of Sicily are justly renowned. Special delicacies are made for special festivals; e.g. cannoli, at Carnival time. 1953Good Housek. Feb. 214/2 You'll need 3 to 6 dowel sticks for cannoli... Just before serving fill cannoli. 1971W. Root Food of Italy xviii. 621 The shape of cannoli reproduces that of those mysterious stone steles..called menhirs, which were probably fertility symbols. 1978Tucson (Arizona) Mag. Dec. 118/2 V-Jay's makes its own cheesecake. Try it—or ask for cannolis. 2000Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Electronic ed.) 7 July Setting aside my personal bias against chocolate chips in cannolis, I was most disappointed at the gummy texture of the filling. |