plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a deep-fried tube of pastry filled with sweetened and flavored ricotta cheese
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Don’t forget tiramisu, cannoli cream and limoncello mascarpone cake for dessert.
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Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The restaurant has numerous other items to choose from, including sandwiches, pasta, raviolis, manicotti, salads, and homemade cannoli.
—George A. Paul, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The market offers specialty cheeses, deli sandwiches, an olive bar and a bakery with cannoli.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The bar offers cannoli made to order.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The restaurant has numerous other items to choose from, including sandwiches, pasta, raviolis, manicotti, salads, and homemade cannoli.
—George A. Paul, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The market offers specialty cheeses, deli sandwiches, an olive bar and a bakery with cannoli.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The bar offers cannoli made to order.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cannoli
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“Cannoli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannoli. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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