manicotti

man·i·cot·ti  (mn-kt)

n.

1. Pasta in large-sized tubes.

2. A dish consisting of such tubes stuffed with meat or cheese, usually served hot with a tomato sauce.

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[Italian, pl. of manicotto, muff, from manica, sleeve, from Latin manicae, sleeves, from manus, hand; see man-² in Indo-European roots.]

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manicotti [ˌmænɪˈkɒtɪ]

pl n

(Cookery) large tubular noodles, usually stuffed with ricotta cheese and baked in a tomato sauce

[Italian: sleeves, plural of manicotto, diminutive of manica sleeve]

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Noun

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manicotti - large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce alimentary paste, pasta - shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg