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cannelon

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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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