plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a deep-fried tube of pastry filled with sweetened and flavored ricotta cheese
Examples of cannoli in a Sentence
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Other layered desserts that Jars has experimented with include carrot cake, Rice Krispies Treat, strawberry cannoli, berries and cream and blueberry pie.
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John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Miller is planning a daily assortment of pastries, including cannoli, bomboloni, maritozzi, sfogliatelle and croissants.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
And in case anyone was still hungry, the wedding afterparty was catered by Chick-fil-A.
Dessert included slices of the couple's chocolate and vanilla wedding cake filled with cannoli cream, along with cheesecake, lobster tail pastries and chocolate cannoli bombs.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024
Think Short Rib Marsala, Rigatoni Al Forno, and, of course, cannoli cake for dessert.
—Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2024
Villa Bakery is known for its pizza bread with a pizza sauce, pepperoni, and cheese filling and its cannoli with a cannoli cream filling and butter cookies.
—Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2024
Villa Bakery is known for its pizza bread with a pizza sauce, pepperoni, and cheese filling and its cannoli with a custard filling and butter cookies.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2024
To finish, Tony’s is giving diners classic Italian desserts—assorted cannoli and tiramisu.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2024
Bake up the individual cakes in a nonstick muffin pan.
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Chocolate Cannoli
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For a fancy finish to your romantic Valentine's Day dinner, serve your loved one a chocolaty twist on classic Italian cannoli.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024
John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Miller is planning a daily assortment of pastries, including cannoli, bomboloni, maritozzi, sfogliatelle and croissants.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
And in case anyone was still hungry, the wedding afterparty was catered by Chick-fil-A.
Dessert included slices of the couple's chocolate and vanilla wedding cake filled with cannoli cream, along with cheesecake, lobster tail pastries and chocolate cannoli bombs.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024
Think Short Rib Marsala, Rigatoni Al Forno, and, of course, cannoli cake for dessert.
—Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2024
Villa Bakery is known for its pizza bread with a pizza sauce, pepperoni, and cheese filling and its cannoli with a cannoli cream filling and butter cookies.
—Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2024
Villa Bakery is known for its pizza bread with a pizza sauce, pepperoni, and cheese filling and its cannoli with a custard filling and butter cookies.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2024
To finish, Tony’s is giving diners classic Italian desserts—assorted cannoli and tiramisu.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2024
Bake up the individual cakes in a nonstick muffin pan.
22 of 50
Chocolate Cannoli
View Recipe
For a fancy finish to your romantic Valentine's Day dinner, serve your loved one a chocolaty twist on classic Italian cannoli.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Cannoli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannoli. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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