cavatelli

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noun

A type of pasta, with rolled edges.

OriginItalian cavatelli →
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Meanings

nouncavatelli (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA type of pasta, with rolled edges.

    Little Owl’s cavatelli with salty bacon, fava beans and a bracing, sweet tomato broth benefits from the lush, mouth-filling quality of the ricotta crumbled on top.

    2008 May 28, Julia Moskin, “Suddenly, Ricotta’s a Big Cheese”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Italiancavatelli
  2. Englishcavatelli

From Italian cavatelli (literally “little hollows”), plural diminutive of cavato (“hollow”) (+ -ello (diminutive), pluralized).

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Translations

Japanese カヴァテッリ
  • カヴァテッリ (kavaterri)type of pasta

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cavatelli,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cavatelli.

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