manicotto

Italian

Etymology

From manica (“sleeve”) +‎ -etto (“meliorative suffix”). Surface analysis: manica +‎ -otto.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɔtto

Noun

manicotto m (plural manicotti)

  1. muff
  2. sleeve (in moving parts of a machine)
  3. (cooking, food) large tubes of pasta with a savoury filling baked in the oven; manicotti
  4. (cooking, chiefly in the singular) a dish of manicotti

Derived terms
  • manicotto alla fiorentina
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