manicotto

Italian

Etymology

From manica (“sleeve”) +‎ -etto (“meliorative suffix”). Surface analysis: manica +‎ -otto.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔtto

Noun

manicotto m (plural manicotti)

1. muff
2. sleeve (in moving parts of a machine)
3. (cooking, food) large tubes of pasta with a savoury filling baked in the oven; manicotti
4. (cooking, chiefly in the singular) a dish of manicotti

Derived terms

• manicotto alla fiorentina