tortellino

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian tortellino, singular of tortellini.

Noun[edit]

tortellino (plural tortellini)

  1. Alternative form of tortellini
    • 1996, Leonardo Castellucci, Pastissima!: Pasta the Italian Way, published 1997, →ISBN, page 123:
      Pick the tortellino up and twist it around your index finger until the edges meet.
    • 2013, Balmer, John M. T., Illia, Laura, González del Valle Brena, Almudena, editors, Contemporary Perspectives on Corporate Marketing: Contemplating Corporate Branding, Marketing and Communications in the Twenty-first Century, Routledge, →ISBN:
      At that time, the only machine available on the market was able to produce a ring-shaped tortellino and was fitted with a continuous threaded screw device to put the filling in the tortellino. As this was unsuitable for the home-made kind of tortellino Giovanni had in mind, he asked for specific modifications to the machine.
    • 2020, Camilla Pang, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships, Penguin Books, →ISBN:
      There is always that one tortellino that bursts in the boiling water.

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Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From tortello +‎ -ino, hypocorism of torta (“cake”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tor.telˈli.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: tor‧tel‧lì‧no

Noun[edit]

tortellino m (plural tortellini)

  1. (cooking, foods) Diminutive of tortello
  2. (cooking, foods) tortellini; small, ring-shaped pasta, stuffed with meat, cheese etc.; eaten with a sauce or in a soup
  3. (cooking, in the plural) a dish of tortellini

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: tortellini
  • → German: Tortellini
  • → Polish: tortellini

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