cannoli
noun
can·no·li kə-ˈnō-lē 
ka-
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a deep-fried tube of pastry filled with sweetened and flavored ricotta cheese
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Tiramisu or Sicilian cannoli are offered for dessert. 
Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 Given the priorities that the Inflation Reduction Act does include, Democrats are happily leaving the gun and taking the cannoli. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2022 Every item is made or hand-picked by Orlowski, from the pastas, sauces and meatballs to marinated olives, capers, cheeses, olive oils and cannoli. Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Giovanni’s sold their first cannoli in 1981 and never looked back. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2022 After a long weekend full of cannoli, ice cold drinks and viral TikTok's at Italianfest, the Funmaster is taking a week off from events. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 15 June 2022 An American and Italian bakery, Patty Cakes sells a variety of pastries and cakes including eclairs, cannoli, cookies and more. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2022 Comes with fresh-baked sourdough, choice of one salad, one main course with cannoli for dessert. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2022 With violence, betrayal, drama, Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, the sprawling gangster epic is the cannoli on top of the Oscars' best picture cake. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2022 See More
Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 Given the priorities that the Inflation Reduction Act does include, Democrats are happily leaving the gun and taking the cannoli. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2022 Every item is made or hand-picked by Orlowski, from the pastas, sauces and meatballs to marinated olives, capers, cheeses, olive oils and cannoli. Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Giovanni’s sold their first cannoli in 1981 and never looked back. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2022 After a long weekend full of cannoli, ice cold drinks and viral TikTok's at Italianfest, the Funmaster is taking a week off from events. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 15 June 2022 An American and Italian bakery, Patty Cakes sells a variety of pastries and cakes including eclairs, cannoli, cookies and more. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2022 Comes with fresh-baked sourdough, choice of one salad, one main course with cannoli for dessert. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2022 With violence, betrayal, drama, Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, the sprawling gangster epic is the cannoli on top of the Oscars' best picture cake. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Italian, plural of cannolo small tube, diminutive of canna
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above