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gnocchi

gnocchi

14 6.7
A small soft dumpling made from potato and flour served with sauce or cheese
  • noun
  • /ˈnɑːki/
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  • I'm so excited for these stuffed gnocchi with tomato sauce.
  • potato gnocchi
  • gnocchi with Gorgonzola
  • gnocchi recipe

And I just think most people haven't tried real gnocchi.

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Examples

  • I love the fluffy, hand-rolled gnocchi served with creamy sauce at the Italian restaurant.

  • Saturday was homemade beet and potato gnocchi with fresh beet greens, arugula, and shaved Parmigiano Reggiano cheese.

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  • I ordered every gnocchi on the menu.

  • I was hoping to try gnocchi.

  • I love gnocchi and I promised myself if I ever came to Italy, I would eat as much gnocchi as I could.

  • I'd like to try the gnocchi.

  • The gnocchi were rather large and sure to be gummy at that size.

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  • We're back and I've decided for dinner I'm going to make us a tomato and mozzarella gnocchi bake.

  • We serve the gnocchi with some beautiful greens, and we poured the broth tableside.

  • For dinner, I prepared a delicious dish of gnocchi topped with freshly grated cheese and basil.

How Dense

meatball
103 1.0
knaidlach
1 9.9
gnocchi
14 6.7
ravioli
33 2.7

Surface Forms

gnocchi singular
gnocchis plural

Etymology

Gnocchi comes from the Italian word gnocco, which means 'lump' or 'knot'. So the name simply describes the food: gnocchi are little lumps of dough, small dumplings you boil or bake.