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ravioli

noun
USra-vee-OH-lee/ɹæviˈoʊli/UKrav-ee-OH-lee/ˌɹæviˈəʊli/

Pluralraviolis

4 meanings of ravioli

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Small pasta pockets filled with things like meat, cheese, or spinach.

    Like little pillows of pasta with a tasty filling tucked inside.

    We made fresh ravioli filled with ricotta and spinach for dinner.

    The frozen ravioli cooked in just four minutes.

  2. 2
    noununcountable
    A meal made from filled pasta squares, usually served with sauce.

    She ordered ravioli with a creamy mushroom sauce at the trattoria.

    The ravioli was rich and filling, so we skipped dessert.

  3. 3
    nouncolloquialuncountable
    A filled dumpling from another country's cooking that looks like the Italian kind.

    At the fusion café we ordered ravioli stuffed with curried lamb.

    Their ravioli came wrapped in rice paper instead of pasta dough.

    Similardumpling

  4. 4
    nounplural
    Plural of raviolo. Use this form when you mean more than one.

    The chef placed a dozen ravioli on each warmed plate.

    Three plump ravioli floated in the clear broth.

    Note

ravioli is a form of raviolo

raviolo, noun: A single large piece of filled pasta, served with a sauce. Full entry

Forms
ravioloravioli plural
Spelling
raviolo → ravioli: irregular plural (no -s)

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Origin

This word comes from the Italian word "ravioli".