Etymology

cannoli

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Today it means: A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert. Full definition →

Italian cannoli ← Sicilian cannoli
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  1. Sicilian · borrowed fromcannoli
  2. Italian · borrowed fromcannoli
  3. English todaycannoli

Borrowed from Italian cannoli (plural of cannolo) or Sicilian cannoli (plural of cannolu); see there for more.

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