raviolo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian raviolo.

Noun

raviolo (plural ravioli)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A single, large parcel of pasta with a filling, served with a sauce.

Translations

parcel of pasta — see also ravioli

• French: raviole (fr) f
• Italian: raviolo (it) m, (Lombardy) casoncello (it) m

Esperanto

Noun

raviolo (accusative singular raviolon, plural ravioloj, accusative plural raviolojn)

1. ravioli

   Ĉi tiu picejo havas la plej bonajn picojn en urbo, sed ĝi ankaŭ servas bongustegajn spagetojn kaj raviolojn.

   This pizzeria has the best pizza in town, but it also serves delicious spaghetti and ravioli.

Usage notes

Although the dish spagetoj is plural, raviolo is singular.

Italian

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps masculine form of raviola, diminutive of rava (based on resemblance to a small turnip).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.viˈɔ.lo/, /raˈvjɔ.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɔlo
• Hyphenation: ra‧vi‧ò‧lo, ra‧viò‧lo

Noun

raviolo m (plural ravioli)

1. (cooking, foods) a raviolo

   Synonym: casoncello — Lombardy

2. (cooking, usually in the plural) a dish of ravioli

   Synonym: casoncello — Lombardy, usually in the plural

Related terms

• raviolone

 

Further reading

• raviolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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