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

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plural ravioli also raviolis play \-lēz\

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

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More than 60 plus pumpkin related items are waiting on shelves, from Trader Joe's Pumpkin Butter to cheese cake, cookies, bread-mix, salad, ravioli, pita chips, crackers, coffee and more.

— kirby adams, The Courier-Journal, "Pumpkin spice season, the fall orgy for your tastebuds, is here," 25 Aug. 2017
There’s more brain ravioli at Osteria Mozza, Babbo’s sister restaurant in Los Angeles.

— kate krader, Bloomberg.com, "Americans Are Eating More Brains as Offal Edges Into the Mainstream," 23 Aug. 2017
Meanwhile, at Restaurant Michael, Lachowicz is making a special sweet corn soup with sweet popcorn shoots and lobster ravioli available through September.

— veronica hinke, chicagotribune.com, "Sweet corn time: Where to find the short-lived specialty on local menus," 3 Aug. 2017
THE: Bigoli (similar to bucatini) with braised rabbit — or really, any of the pastas (maltagliati, ravioli-like doppio), all of which are made in-house and exemplary.

— joyce smith, kansascity, "The Antler Room is ‘the place to be right now in Kansas City,’ Bon Appetit says," 3 Aug. 2017
There’s the ravioli at John’s of 12th Street, since 1908.

— jeremiah moss, Longreads, "Mourning the Low-Rent, Weirdo-Filled East Village of Old," 24 July 2017
New food items include fried ravioli, Sicilian steak sandwich, and sfingi (Sicilian doughnuts) with amaretto cream sauce.

— sarah hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Festa Italiana brings wine, song, food and culture to lakefront," 19 July 2017
So, gnocco, is the singular for gnocchi, fettucino is the singular for fettucini, and raviolo is the singular for ravioli.

— zoe weiner, Bon Appetit, ""Spaghetto" Is the Singular Word for "Spaghetti," and the Internet May Never Be the Same," 19 July 2017
WEST SIDE VEGAN Sage Vegan 4130 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City Fried dill cheese ravioli, Mexican pizza, jalapeño poppers–

— cole kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, "Our 2017 dineL.A. Recommendations," 13 July 2017

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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 rape

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