ravioli

[ rav-ee-oh-lee, rah-vee-; Italian rah-vyaw-lee ]
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noun(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. small cases of pasta, often square, stuffed with a filling, usually of meat or cheese, and often served with a tomato sauce.

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Origin of ravioli

1
First recorded in 1835–45; from Italian, plural of dialectal raviolo “little turnip,” diminutive of rava, from Latin rāpa; see origin at rape2

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See zucchini.

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ravioli

/ (ˌrævɪˈəʊlɪ) /


noun
  1. small squares of pasta containing a savoury mixture of meat, cheese, etc

Origin of ravioli

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C19: from Italian dialect, literally: little turnips, from Italian rava turnip, from Latin rāpa

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