cannelloni

Etymology

From Italian cannelloni, from Latin canna (“reed”).

Why this word is great

CANNELLONI — [Noun] Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven. From Italian cannelloni (plural of cannellone), from cannell(o) ("tube"), diminutive of canna ("reed"), from Latin canna ("reed, cane"). Unlike "manicotti" (which, in American kitchens, may suggest a slightly different shape or preparation) or "lasagna" (which relies on flat, layered sheets), cannelloni are self-contained, cylindrical parcels of indulgence. They are the crisp rustle of golden edges yielding to a molten core, the faint herbal steam rising from a bed of béchamel, the satisfying heft of a fork piercing through ricotta and spinach—a testament to the quiet triumph of structure over spillage, of form cradling abundance.

noun

  1. Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven.“Hey, I gotta get going, my grandma is visiting so my mom is making me come home for lunch. / What's your mom making? / I dunno, cannelloni?”