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)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The ravioli are delicate, limp pockets filled with ricotta in a simple tomato sauce with basil. 
Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 The signature ravioli is stuffed with seasonal ingredients, like wild ramps in spring and sweet corn in late summer. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 11 July 2022 The ravioli had a lemon zest that tasted phenomenal. Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2022 Guests snacked on caviar and sipped champagne before later enjoying a five-course meal featuring duck breast and lobster ravioli. PEOPLE.com, 21 Apr. 2022 These handmade ravioli are stuffed with mashed potatoes, chopped mint, garlic and grated Sardinian pecorino cheese. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022 Guests snacked on caviar and sipped champagne before later enjoying a five-course meal featuring duck breast and lobster ravioli. PEOPLE.com, 21 Apr. 2022 Balloons were invented in 1824, when an enterprising scientist stacked two sheets of rubber, sprinkled flour between them and sealed the sides to create perhaps the most valuable ravioli of all time. New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022 Guests snacked on caviar and sipped champagne before later enjoying a five-course meal featuring duck breast and lobster ravioli. PEOPLE.com, 21 Apr. 2022 See More
Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 The signature ravioli is stuffed with seasonal ingredients, like wild ramps in spring and sweet corn in late summer. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 11 July 2022 The ravioli had a lemon zest that tasted phenomenal. Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2022 Guests snacked on caviar and sipped champagne before later enjoying a five-course meal featuring duck breast and lobster ravioli. PEOPLE.com, 21 Apr. 2022 These handmade ravioli are stuffed with mashed potatoes, chopped mint, garlic and grated Sardinian pecorino cheese. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022 Guests snacked on caviar and sipped champagne before later enjoying a five-course meal featuring duck breast and lobster ravioli. PEOPLE.com, 21 Apr. 2022 Balloons were invented in 1824, when an enterprising scientist stacked two sheets of rubber, sprinkled flour between them and sealed the sides to create perhaps the most valuable ravioli of all time. New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022 Guests snacked on caviar and sipped champagne before later enjoying a five-course meal featuring duck breast and lobster ravioli. PEOPLE.com, 21 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Italian, from Italian dialect, plural of raviolo, literally, little turnip, diminutive of rava turnip, from Latin rapa — more at rape entry 3
First Known Use
1760, in the meaning defined above