tortellini

tor·tel·li·ni  (tôrtl-n)

n.

Pasta in small rings stuffed usually with meat or cheese and served in soup or with a sauce.

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[Italian, diminutive of tortelli, a kind of pasta, pl. diminutive of torta, cake, from Late Latin torta, a kind of bread.]

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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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tortellini - small ring-shaped stuffed pasta       alimentary paste, pasta - shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg