raviolo

See also: Raviolo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian raviolo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

raviolo (plural ravioli)

1. (chiefly in the plural) singular of ravioli (“Italian pasta”): A single, large parcel of pasta with a filling, served with a sauce. Alternative form of ravioli.

Usage notes

In general, in English, "ravioli" is treated as the singular and plural form. The form "raviolo" is rare, and instead "ravioli" is used as the singular in its place.

Translations

parcel of pasta — see also ravioli

• French: raviole (fr) f
• Italian: raviolo (it) m, (Lombardy) casoncello (it) m
• Polish: raviolo (pl) n

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raviˈolo/
• Rhymes: -olo
• Syllabification: ra‧vi‧o‧lo

Noun

raviolo (accusative singular raviolon, plural ravioloj, accusative plural raviolojn)

1. ravioli

   Ĉi tiu picejo havas la plej bonajn picojn en urbo, sed ĝi ankaŭ servas bongustegajn spagetojn kaj raviolojn.

   This pizzeria has the best pizza in town, but it also serves delicious spaghetti and ravioli.

Usage notes

Although the dish spagetoj is plural, raviolo is singular.

Italian

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps masculine form of raviola, diminutive of rava (based on resemblance to a small turnip).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.viˈɔ.lo/, /raˈvjɔ.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɔlo
• Hyphenation: ra‧vi‧ò‧lo, ra‧viò‧lo

Noun

raviolo m (plural ravioli) (cooking)

1. (foods) a raviolo

   Synonym: casoncello — Lombardy

2. (usually in the plural) a dish of ravioli

   Synonym: casoncello — Lombardy, usually in the plural

Related terms

• raviolone

Further reading

• “raviolo”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

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