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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Dessert was slices of the three-tier marble vintage-style wedding cake, along with cannoli chips and dip.
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Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
Members of the sponsoring Italian American Heritage Foundation will make meatball sandwiches and fill cannoli to order.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
There, partake in wine, bubbles, and an array of bite-size desserts (including mini cannoli that look like ice cream cones).
—Adele Chapin, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2023
There will be eight flavors, plus a flavor of the month, including: chocolate chip, sugar, pistachio, Fruity Pebbles (his favorite), Sicilian cannoli, PB & J, and Almond Joy.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
Members of the sponsoring Italian American Heritage Foundation will make meatball sandwiches and fill cannoli to order.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
There, partake in wine, bubbles, and an array of bite-size desserts (including mini cannoli that look like ice cream cones).
—Adele Chapin, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2023
There will be eight flavors, plus a flavor of the month, including: chocolate chip, sugar, pistachio, Fruity Pebbles (his favorite), Sicilian cannoli, PB & J, and Almond Joy.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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“Cannoli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannoli. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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