cannoli

noun

can·​no·​li kə-ˈnō-lē 

ka-

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Other offerings: matcha with Swiss meringue and black cocoa, mango yuzu Chantilly, cannoli cake and a Garden cake with lemon curd, pea sponge and basil soak. —Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025

The site also hosts pop-up experiences throughout the weekend, which includes a live ceviche station, a roaming ice cream cart, a walking cannoli experience, blue fin tuna carving and tasting and caviar tastings. —Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

Its typical brunch offerings include cinnamon sugar knots, cannoli waffles, breakfast pizza and Italian chilaquiles. —Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025

The tiramisu comes in a collectible Yankees helmet, like the Petroni sundae, another new dessert item featuring vanilla ice cream, hazelnut hot fudge, cannoli praline crunch and vanilla panna. —Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, plural of cannolo small tube, diminutive of canna

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cannoli

• acholi
• emboli
• sertoli
• unholy
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• dipyridamole
• itraconazole
• ketoconazole
• metronidazole
• sulfathiazole
• thiabendazole
• carbazole