cannelloni

noun

can·​nel·​lo·​ni ˌka-nə-ˈlō-nē 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: boiled tube-shaped or rolled pasta filled with a meat, fish, cheese, or vegetable mixture and baked in a sauce

Examples of cannelloni in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His cannelloni au gratin, inspired by one at Sardi’s, in New York’s Theater District, swaps the original’s rich cheese sauce for light béchamel and savory jus. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026

Don’t miss the garlicky grilled cuttlefish with parsley or the porcini mushroom and eggplant cannelloni. — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 7 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Italian, plural of cannellone, augmentative of cannello segment of cane stalk, from canna

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cannelloni

• abalone
• acrimony
• alimony
• antimony
• ceremony
• chalcedony
• cicerone
• cosmogony
• eurozone
• lithopone
• macaroni
• matrimony