[rav-ee-oh-lee, rah-vee-; It. rah-vyaw-lee] 
) | small cases of pasta, often square, stuffed with a filling, usually of meat or cheese, and often served with a tomato sauce. |
| rav·i·o·li (rāv'ē-ō'lē) n. pl. ravioli or ra·vi·o·lis
[Italian, pl. of raviolo, perhaps from dialectal rava, turnip, from Latin rāpa.] |