cannoli

English

Alternative forms

cannolo (Italian singular)
cannolu (Sicilian singular)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian cannoli, plural of cannolu, from Latin cannula (literally “a little tube”) equivalent to canna (“cane, tube”) +‎ -ulus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /kaˈnəʊlɪ/, /kəˈnəʊlɪ/
(US) IPA^(key): /kəˈnoʊli/
(NYC) IPA^(key): /k̬ɐˈnɔːlɪ̆/
Rhymes: -əʊli

Noun

cannoli (plural cannolis or cannoli)

(chiefly in the plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.

Usage notes

Those with a good knowledge of Italian may use cannolo in the singular and cannoli in the plural as in Italian, but English speakers without this experience generally say a cannoli, some cannoli(s).

Derived terms

cannolilike

Translations

tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta

Arabic: كَانُّولِي‎ m (kānnūlī)
Armenian: կանոլի (kanoli)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 奶油甜餡煎餅卷／奶油甜馅煎饼卷 (nǎiyóu tián xiàn jiānbǐng juǎn)
Czech: cannolo m
Esperanto: kanolo
Finnish: cannoli (fi)
French: cannolo m
German: Cannolo n
Greek: κανόλο n (kanólo)
Hebrew: קָנוֹלִי‎ (he) m (kanóli)
Hungarian: cannolo (hu)
Italian: cannolo (it) m
Japanese: カンノーロ (kannōro)
Korean: 카놀리 (kanolli)
Neapolitan: cannuolo m
Norwegian: cannolo m
Polish: cannolo (pl) m
Russian: канно́ли (ru) n (kannóli)
Sicilian: cannolu (scn) m
Spanish: cannolo m, cannoli m
Swedish: cannoli (sv) c
Tagalog: kanoli, kanolo, kanolu
Ukrainian: канно́лі n (kannóli)

Italian

Noun

cannoli m

plural of cannolo

Anagrams

lancino

Sicilian

Alternative forms

cannuoli

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɐ̠nˈnɔː.li̞/, [kɑ̝n̺ˈn̺ɔː.lɪ̟]
Hyphenation: can‧nò‧li

Noun

cannoli m

plural of cannolu

Spanish

Alternative forms

canoli

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cannoli, plural of cannolo (literally “little tube”), from canna (“cane, tube”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈnoli/ [kaˈno.li]
Rhymes: -oli

Noun

cannoli m (plural cannolis)

cannoli

Related terms

caña
canela