ravioli
noun
rav·i·o·li
ˌra-vē-ˈō-lē 
ˌrä-
plural ravioli also raviolis
ˌra-vē-ˈō-lēz
ˌrä-
: pasta in the form of little cases of dough containing a savory filling (as of meat or cheese)
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To remove ravioli, carefully invert frame onto a floured surface.
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2024
Italians to the north might instead opt for fresh pasta with a filling — ravioli, agnolotti — and then a kind and quantity of meat more extravagant than everyday fare.
—Frank Bruni Laura May Todd, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Try the cuttlefish ravioli stuffed with sauteed greens (tsigareli), langoustine, and kourkoutzelia, an edible violet wildflower, or the signature pork ragu with local tavla cheese foam.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024
Next, ponder four main selections: salmon wellington, pork osso buco, steak au poivre or Dungeness crab ravioli.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2024
Italians to the north might instead opt for fresh pasta with a filling — ravioli, agnolotti — and then a kind and quantity of meat more extravagant than everyday fare.
—Frank Bruni Laura May Todd, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Try the cuttlefish ravioli stuffed with sauteed greens (tsigareli), langoustine, and kourkoutzelia, an edible violet wildflower, or the signature pork ragu with local tavla cheese foam.
—Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024
Next, ponder four main selections: salmon wellington, pork osso buco, steak au poivre or Dungeness crab ravioli.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
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ravioli
noun
rav·i·o·li
ˌrav-ē-ˈō-lē
ˌräv-
plural ravioli also raviolis
-lēz
: little pockets of pasta with a filling (as of meat or cheese)
Etymology
Italian, from a plural of a dialect word raviolo, literally, "little turnip"
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