gnocchi

plural noun

gnoc·chi ˈnȯ-kē

ˈnyȯ-

ˈnä-

: dumplings usually made with potato or semolina and served with sauce

Examples of gnocchi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Soo made a wild rice gnocchi with glazed sweet potato, which was genius. —

Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024 Main course options are: sausage and pepper gnocchi, pear and cheese-stuffed sacchetti, spaghetti primavera, chicken piccata or the acqua pazza’s market fish with fennel, baby tomatoes and crostini. —

Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for gnocchi

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Word History

Etymology

Italian, plural of gnocco, from Italian dialect (Veneto), probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German knöchel knuckle, knoche bone — more at knuckle

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of gnocchi was in 1891

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