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ma⋅ni⋅cot⋅ti

[man-i-kot-ee; It. mah-nee-kawt-tee]
–noun Italian Cookery.
a dish consisting of large, tubular noodles stuffed with a mild cheese and baked in a tomato sauce.

Origin:
1945–50; < It: muffs, pl. of manicotto, dim. of manica sleeve. See manche
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man·i·cot·ti   (mān'ĭ-kŏt'ē)   
n.  
  1. Pasta in large-sized tubes.

  2. A dish consisting of such tubes stuffed with meat or cheese, usually served hot with a tomato sauce.


[Italian, pl. of manicotto, muff, from manica, sleeve, from Latin manicae, sleeves, from manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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