tortellini
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4.1
- noun
- /ˌtɔr.təˈli.ni/
:
tortellini
- I stared at my plate of tortellini.
- cheese tortellini
- spinach tortellini
- chicken tortellini
So they're like, oh, you want the the the fucking tortellini.
- So they're like, oh, you want the the the fucking tortellini.
Examples
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We enjoyed a delicious plate of tortellini stuffed with cheese and herbs.
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My mother brought me a plate of tortellini and took a seat across from us.
Fiction book (1995) -
Save me some tortellini filetto. You can get your own, buddy.
Fiction book (1995) -
She came back with a plastic bag full of tortellini.
Fiction book (1996) -
and there was a vegetarian cheese tortellini. And I didn't really feel like eating meat.
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I want homemade tortellini.
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During their dinner of spinach tortellini, Gwen drinks too much Chianti and begins to obsess that this isn't right, you know, none of this is right.
Fiction book (2000) -
The chef demonstrated how to make homemade tortellini during the cooking class.
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She added the frozen tortellini to the boiling water for a quick meal.
Synonyms
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1.0
Food made from wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, shaped into pieces and boiled, often served with sauce
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2.7
Small pasta pockets filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables and served with a sauce
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9.2
Small pieces of pasta filled with meat or cheese and folded like little hats
How Filled
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4.1
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2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tortellini comes from Italian tortellino, a small form of torta, which means 'cake' and is like the English word torte, so you can think of tortellini as tiny 'little cakes' of pasta filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables.