cannoli

• cannolo (Italian singular)
• cannolu (Sicilian singular)

Borrowed from Sicilian cannoli, plural of cannolu, from Latin cannula (literally “a little tube”) equivalent to canna (“cane, tube”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kaˈnəʊlɪ/, /kəˈnəʊlɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kəˈnoʊli/
• (NYC) IPA^(key): /k̬ɐˈnɔːlɪ̆/
• Rhymes: -əʊli

cannoli (plural cannolis or cannoli)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.
   • 1972, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, spoken by Peter Clemenza (Richard S. Castellano):

     Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.

• Those with some knowledge of Italian may use cannolo in the singular and cannoli in the plural as in Italian, but English speakers without this experience generally say a cannoli, some cannoli(s).

• cannolilike
• holy cannoli

cannoli

1. plural of cannolo

cannoli m

1. plural of cannolo

• lancino

• cannuoli

• IPA^(key): /kanˈnɔli/, [kɑ̝n̺ˈn̺ɔː.lɪ̟]
• Hyphenation: can‧nò‧li

cannoli m

1. plural of cannolu

• canoli

Borrowed from Italian cannoli, plural of cannolo (literally “little tube”), from canna (“cane, tube”).

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnoli/ [kaˈno.li]
• Rhymes: -oli

cannoli m (plural cannolis)

1. cannoli