# ravioli

Pronunciation: US say "ra-vee-OH-lee" /ɹæviˈoʊli/; UK say "rav-ee-OH-lee" /ˌɹæviˈəʊli/

## Noun

1. Small square pasta parcels filled with meat, cheese, spinach, or similar ingredients.
   - Simple: Small pasta pockets filled with things like meat, cheese, or spinach.
   - _She rolled the dough thin before sealing each ravioli around the filling._
   - _A plate of ravioli arrived steaming under a layer of grated cheese._
2. A prepared dish built around filled pasta parcels, typically served in or with a sauce.
   - Simple: A meal made from filled pasta squares, usually served with sauce.
   - _His ravioli came tossed in browned butter and crisp sage leaves._
   - _We split a starter of ravioli before the main course arrived._
3. A dumpling or filled pasta from a non-Italian cuisine that resembles the Italian original. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A filled dumpling from another country's cooking that looks like the Italian kind.
   - _The chef plated delicate pork ravioli that owed more to dim sum than to Italy._
   - _Diners loved the spiced beet ravioli folded the way her grandmother made pierogi._
4. Plural of raviolo. — plural of raviolo
   - Simple: Plural of raviolo. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _She counted out twelve ravioli and arranged them in a single layer._
   - _Several ravioli split open as they boiled, spilling their filling into the water._

## Origin

The word was borrowed from Italian "ravioli".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ravioli (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).