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cannoli

[kuh-noh-lee; It. kahn-naw-lee]

can·no·li

[kuh-noh-lee; It. kahn-naw-lee]
plural noun Italian Cookery.
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.

Origin:
1940–45; < Italian, plural of cannolo, derivative of canna reed, cane; compare cannelloni
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Cannoli is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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