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Origin
From the American Neapolitan pronunciation spelling of manicotti. In Neapolitan, the final vowel of a word is reduced to a schwa, which is further apocopated, hence the deletion of -i.
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APA
manicot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manicot
MLA
“manicot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manicot. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manicot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manicot.
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