cannoli

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UK/kaˈnəʊlɪ/UK/kəˈnəʊlɪ/US/kəˈnoʊli/New York City/k̬ɐˈnɔːlɪ̆/

noun

A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.

OriginItalian cannoli ← Sicilian cannoli →
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Meanings

nouncannoli (plural cannolis or cannoli)

plural cannolis · alternative cannolo · alternative cannolu

  1. in pluralA tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.

    Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.

    1972, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, spoken by Peter Clemenza (Richard S. Castellano)
noun

alternative cannolo · alternative cannolu

  1. pluralplural of cannolo

Origin

  1. Siciliancannoli
  2. Italiancannoli
  3. Englishcannoli

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

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Translations

Arabic كَانُّولِي
  • كَانُّولِي (kānnūlī)tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Chinese Mandarin 奶油甜餡煎餅卷 /奶油甜馅煎饼卷
  • 奶油甜餡煎餅卷 /奶油甜馅煎饼卷 (nǎiyóu tián xiàn jiānbǐng juǎn)tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Czech cannolo
  • cannolotube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Esperanto kanolo
  • kanolotube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Finnish cannoli
  • cannolitube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
French cannolo
  • cannolotube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
German Cannolo
  • Cannolotube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Greek κανόλο
  • κανόλο (kanólo)tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Hebrew קָנוֹלִי
  • קָנוֹלִי (kanóli)tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Hungarian cannolo
  • cannolotube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Italian cannolo
  • cannolotube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Japanese カンノーロ
  • カンノーロ (kannōro)tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Korean 카놀리
  • 카놀리 (kanolli)tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Norwegian cannolo
  • cannolotube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Polish cannolo
  • cannolotube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Russian канно́ли
  • канно́ли (kannóli)tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Spanish cannolo, cannoli
  • cannolotube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
  • cannolitube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Swedish cannoli
  • cannolitube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Tagalog kanoli, kanolo
  • kanolitube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
  • kanolotube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
  • kanolutube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Ukrainian канно́лі
  • канно́лі (kannóli)tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cannoli

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Cite this entry
APA

cannoli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannoli

MLA

“cannoli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannoli. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cannoli,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannoli.

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