tor·tel·li·ni (tôr tl-  n)n. Pasta in small rings stuffed usually with meat or cheese and served in soup or with a sauce. [Italian, diminutive of tortelli, a kind of pasta, pl. diminutive of torta, cake, from Late Latin torta, a kind of bread.] |
tortellini [ˌtɔːtəˈliːnɪ]
n
(Cookery) pasta cut into small rounds, folded about a filling, and boiled
[from Italian, diminutive of tortelli a type of pie, ultimately from Late Latin tōrta a round loaf or cake; see torte]
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| Noun | 1. |  tortellini - small ring-shaped stuffed pasta alimentary paste, pasta - shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg |
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