different between cannolo vs cannoli

English

Etymology

From Italian cannolo.

Noun

cannolo (plural cannoli)

1. A tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta.

Anagrams

• Cloonan, Colonna, noncoal, noncola

Italian

Etymology

From canna (“cane, tube”) +? -òlo (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan?n?.lo/
• Rhymes: -?lo
• Hyphenation: can?nò?lo

Noun

cannolo m (plural cannoli)

1. (rare) little tube
2. (chiefly in the plural) cannoli (tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta)

See also

• cassatella

Anagrams

• clonano
• colonna

English

Alternative forms

• cannolo (Italian singular)
• cannolu (Sicilian singular)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian cannoli, plural of cannolu, from Latin cannula (literally “a little tube”) equivalent to canna (“cane, tube”) +? -ulus (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ka?n??l?/, /k??n??l?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k??no?li/
• (NYC) IPA^(key): /k???n??l??/
• Rhymes: -??li

Noun

cannoli (plural cannolis or cannoli)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.

Usage notes

• Those with a good knowledge of Italian may properly use cannolo in the singular and cannoli in the plural, but English speakers without this experience generally say a cannoli, some cannoli(s).

Derived terms

• cannolilike

Translations

Italian

Noun

cannoli m

1. plural of cannolo

Anagrams

• lancino

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• cannuoli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??n?n??.li?/, [k??n??n???.l??]
• Hyphenation: can?nò?li

Noun

cannoli m

1. plural of cannolu

Spanish

Alternative forms

• canoli

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cannoli, plural of cannolo (literally “little tube”), from canna (“cane, tube”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka?noli/, [ka?no.li]

Noun

cannoli f (plural cannolis)

1. cannoli

Related terms

• caña
• canela