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manicotti

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌmænɪˈkɑti/
  • US: /ˌmænəˈkɑti/
  • US: [ˌmeə.nəˈkhɑ.ɾi]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • [ˌmæ.nəˈkɑt̚] Italian-American
  • [ˌmæ.nəˈɡɑt̚] Italian-American
  • [-oʊt̚] Italian-American
  • rhymes with -ɒti

1

noun

Meaning 1

Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pasta, alimentary paste

History

Etymology

From Italian manicotti (“muffs”), plural of manicotto (“muff”), from manica (“sleeve”) + -etto (“meliorative suffix”).