: dumplings usually made with potato or semolina and served with sauce
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Cirikovic makes everything from scratch, even the pastas (including ricotta gnocchi), and the soups that rotate, including Italian wedding, Pasta e fagioli, tomato bisque, lobster bisque, chicken and vegetables.—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026 But who cares, as long as gnocchi and cannoli remain?—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2026 On day two of the first Test of this summer, players could choose from chargrilled chipotle chicken supreme, teriyaki salmon fillet, chargrilled lamb cutlets or tomato and mozzarella gnocchi.—Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 June 2026 Divide gnocchi mixture between prepared baking pans, spreading evenly.—Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gnocchi
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Italian, plural of gnocco, from Italian dialect (Veneto), probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German knöchel knuckle, knoche bone — more at knuckle