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cannelloni

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can⋅nel⋅lo⋅ni

[kan-l-oh-nee; It. kahn-nel-law-nee]
–plural noun
tubular or rolled pieces of pasta, usually filled with a mixture of meat or poultry and often cheese and baked in a cream or tomato sauce.
Also, can⋅ne⋅lons [kan-l-onz] .


Origin:
1835–45; < It, pl. of cannellone, equiv. to cannell(o) tube (deriv. of canna; see cane ) + -one aug. suffix
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can·nel·lo·ni   (kān'ə-lō'nē, kä'nə-)   
n.  
  1. Pasta in large-sized tubes.

  2. A dish consisting of such tubes stuffed with meat, vegetables, or cheese and baked in a tomato or cream sauce.


[Italian, pl. of cannellone, tubular soup noodle, from cannello, small tube, diminutive of canna, reed, from Latin; see cane.]
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