manicotti

/ˌmænɪˈkɑti/

Etymology

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

manicotti means wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

manicotti is pronounced /ˌmænɪˈkɑti/.

noun

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