ravioli

noun

rav·​i·​o·​li ˌra-vē-ˈō-lē 

ˌrä-

plural ravioli also raviolis ˌra-vē-ˈō-lēz 

ˌrä-

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

Examples of ravioli in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More Italian-style dishes include linguine carbonara, pasta primavera, and seafood ravioli. —Jenna Thompson june 16, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026

Muffy and Babs are going to split an order of ravioli, but Babs wants the lemon cream sauce on hers and Muffy wants the marinara. —Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2026

Avatar’s Restaurant dishes up Indian fusion eats like Punjabi enchiladas and ravioli in a mango and rose petal sauce. —Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026

Italian classics such as shrimp scampi, lasagna, and ravioli (plus plenty of pizza) star at Marro’s. —Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 2 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ravioli

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

Kids Definition

ravioli

noun

rav·​i·​o·​li ˌrav-ē-ˈō-lē 

ˌräv-

plural ravioli also raviolis

-lēz

: little pockets of pasta with a filling (as of meat or cheese)

Etymology

Italian, from a plural of a dialect word raviolo, literally, "little turnip"