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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; < It, pl. of cannolo, deriv. of canna reed, cane; cf. cannelloni
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can·no·li   (kə-nō'lē, kā-)   


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n.   pl. can·no·lis
A fried pastry roll with a sweet creamy filling.

[Italian, pl. of cannolo, tube, diminutive of canna, reed, from Latin; see cane.]
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