ravioli

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

|Updated on: 11 Aug 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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Several pasta dishes were well prepared and very different: Spinach and ricotta ravioli, cooked al dente, were served with a deft touch of brown butter sauce.

— marc bona, cleveland.com, "Vaccaro's Trattoria keeps focus on all things Italian - family, food, wine (review)," 12 Apr. 2018
Butternut Squash Ravioli Makes about 50 ravioli; serves 2 to 4.

— nancy miller, The Courier-Journal, "Ciao Ristorante is Italian food with the ultimate Sicilian twist," 3 July 2018
The deli also sold prepared take-home dishes such as ravioli and lasagna in a meat-and-porcini-mushroom sauce.

— benjy egel, sacbee, "Old town Elk Grove deli specializing in loaded hot dogs closes," 4 June 2018
Which came first: the Chinese dumpling, ravioli or the pierogi?

— chicago tribune staff, chicagotribune.com, "'Chicken feet? Why?' And your other questions about Chinese food answered," 22 Feb. 2018
Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook 1 pound cheese ravioli according to the package instructions.

— the good housekeeping test kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Harvest Succotash Ravioli," 21 Oct. 2016
Fiats and faith, required Italians are generous with their ravioli and their Limoncello.

— lori nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Guided bike trip through hills of Tuscany offers unforgettable vistas and lessons," 10 July 2018
The Reddit page WeWantPlates presents a rich catalogue of the many creative and confusing ways that restaurants serve their customers food, including nachos in a sink and ravioli on a clothesline.

— robert w. smith, Washington Post, "When searching for happiness, try eating popcorn with chopsticks," 7 July 2018
That usually means making some type of dumpling or dim sum or ravioli.

— lisa deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Food blogger takes 'How To Eat Your Feelings' in a positive direction," 9 June 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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