ravioli

noun rav·i·o·li \ ˌra-vē-ˈō-lē , ˌrä- \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Definition of ravioli

plural ravioli also raviolis play \ˌra-vē-ˈō-lēz, ˌrä-\

: pasta in the form of little cases of dough containing a savory filling (as of meat or cheese)

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Combat food waste with 12 recipes for salads, soups, ravioli and more.

— noelle carter, latimes.com, "No food waste here: 12 delicious recipes using kitchen scraps," 30 Apr. 2018
Years ago, many specialty pastas such as ravioli and fresh bucatini were available only at specialty markets.

— susan russo, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Easy recipes for a pasta party," 2 Apr. 2018
The hotel's indigenous approach also prevails in the kitchen, where chef Sergio Latorre cooks up delicious sophisticated takes on classic fare: humitas made with quinoa and purple corn flour ravioli stuffed with sweet potato puree.

— maita barrenechea, Town & Country, "How to Plan a Trip to South America," 5 Oct. 2016
Add ravioli to boiling water; cook as package directs.

— woman's day kitchen, Woman's Day, "Ravioli with Sausage and Peppers," 28 July 2014
Date night: Springtime in Italy (4-6 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Friday) is designed for couples and offers training on making homemade ravioli, pesto and a Roasted Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp with Aged Balsamic appetizer.

— susan selasky, Detroit Free Press, "Hit these cooking classes to improve your kitchen skills," 16 May 2018
The ravioli, 50 to a carton, are only $8; the one-pound bags of cappelletti, cappelloni and cavatelli are $5, and noodles are $3.50 per pound.

— New York Times, "The Long-Running Pasta Show of Queens," 15 May 2018
The group enjoyed a family-style meal of the restaurants kale and apple salad, oven braised chicken meatballs, filet mignon, Mexican street corn ravioli and the popular Les, Nyc doughnuts for dessert.

— maria pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "Tristan Thompson Celebrates Birthday with Private Bash After Khloé Kardashian's Baby Shower," 11 Mar. 2018
For her main course, my daughter opted for the cheese ravioli ($16) served with a pesto cream sauce.

— Anchorage Daily News, "Dining review: Pulling up a chair at Table 6 in Midtown Anchorage," 3 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of ravioli

Italian, from Italian dialect, plural of raviolo, literally, little turnip, diminutive of rava turnip, from Latin rapa — more at ³rape

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