ravioli

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

Updated on: 8 Apr 2018

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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The promotion includes four dishes with either giant manicotti or stuffed fettuccine, which is essentially long ravioli strips stuffed with cheese and covered with alfredo sauce.

— kyle arnold, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Olive Garden adds 'giant' 12-ounce meatball to menu," 2 Apr. 2018
Regrettably, those ravioli became more duel than dinner.

— sandiegouniontribune.com, "Ravioli machine is magical yet blasphemous," 25 Mar. 2018
Expect everything from huge barrels of olives and [gooey] burrata cheese, to fresh ravioli, gigantic savory tarts, waffles and some of London’s best macaroons.

— tom marchant, Harper's BAZAAR, "103 Things to Do, See, Eat and Shop in London," 7 Dec. 2017
When his mother got up at 4 a.m. to make the daily ravioli and pizza dough for the family, Viola got up to help while his two siblings and father slept upstairs.

— carlos frías, miamiherald, "He makes pizza. She’s the first lady. But they have something ‘extraordinary’ in common | Miami Herald," 7 Mar. 2018
Use a pastry brush and water to gently brush around each ravioli.

— the good housekeeping test kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Lemon-Ricotta Ravioli with Creamy Herbed Mushrooms," 22 Feb. 2018
The little ravioli will never know a life without fame.

— amy larocca, The Cut, "The Affluencers," 7 Feb. 2018
And doesn't the cheesy ravioli bake with parsley pictured here look delightful?

— Southern Living, "Finally, Meal Kits Are Coming to This Big Box Store," 6 Mar. 2018
If that doesn’t whet your appetite, maybe the Brazilian moqueca and squash ravioli in a bechamel sauce will.

— Bloomberg.com, "From Ceviche to Bechamel: How Brazil's Smallest Airline Competes," 28 Feb. 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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