# gnocchi

Pronunciation: US say "NYOH-kee" /ˈnjoʊ.ki/; UK say "NYO-kee" /ˈnjɒ.ki/; AUS say "NYOK-ee"

## Noun

1. A soft Italian dumpling made from potato or semolina, served much like pasta.
   - Simple: Small soft Italian dumplings made from potato or wheat flour.
   - _The chef tossed the gnocchi in browned butter and crisped sage leaves._
   - _Good homemade gnocchi should be light and pillowy, never dense or gummy._

## Origin

From Italian gnocchi, the plural of gnocco ("dumpling," literally "lump"), related to nocchio ("knot in wood"). It was borrowed from Lombardic knohha ("knuckle, bone, knot"), from Proto-Germanic *knukô ("bone") and *kneukaz ("tuber, knuckle"), and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gnew- ("knot, bundle"), making it related to the English word knuckle.

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