gnocchi

gnoc·chi

 (nyō′kē, nyŏk′ē)

pl.n.

Dumplings made of flour, semolina, or potatoes, boiled or baked and served with grated cheese or a sauce.

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[Italian, pl. of gnocco, from dialectal Italian (Venetian); akin to Italian nocca, knuckle, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German knoche, bone and Middle English knokel, knuckle.]

gnocchi

(ˈnɒkɪ; ɡəˈnɒkɪ; ˈɡnɒkɪ)

pl n

(Cookery) dumplings made of pieces of semolina pasta, or sometimes potato, used to garnish soup or served alone with sauce

[Italian, plural of gnocco lump, probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German knoche bone]

gnoc•chi

(ˈnɒk i, ˈnyɒk i, ˈnoʊ ki, ˈnyoʊ-)

n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)

small Italian dumplings made from potatoes, semolina, flour, or a combination of these.

[1890–95; < Italian]

gnocchi

Dumplings made from semolina paste, potatoes or choux pastry.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gnocchi - (Italian) a small dumpling made of potato or flour or semolina that is boiled or baked and is usually served with a sauce or with grated cheese dumpling, dumplings - small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough

Translations

gnocchi

[ˈnɒkɪ] NPL → ñoquis mpl

gnocchi

[ˈnɒki ˈnjɒki] npl → gnocchis mpl

gnocchi

pl → Gnocchi pl