cannoli

English

Cannoli siciliani

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)

1. (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.
   • 1972, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, spoken by Peter Clemenza (Richard S. Castellano):

     Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.

Usage notes

• Those with some 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
• holy cannoli

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 (de) 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)

Noun

cannoli

1. plural of cannolo

Italian

Noun

cannoli m

1. plural of cannolo

Anagrams

• lancino

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• cannuoli

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cannoli m

1. 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)

1. cannoli

Related terms

• canela
• caña