Definitions
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- noun a
circular form ofravioli
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings
Etymologies
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Examples
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We have it on no less an authority than Sophia Loren that “there isn’t a town or village of the Po valley which hasn’t had the honor of bestowing its name on a special variation of those stuffed pasta called cappelletti little hats, tortellini, ravioli, and so on.”
Delizia! John Dickie 2008
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Here goes … My new obsession: cappelletti in brodo.
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I've tried to buy "homemade" cappelletti, but nothing doing so far.
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I go to Tuscany, and cappelletti – pasta knots stuffed with cheese, capon and pork, served in a clear capon broth – come from Emilia-Romagna, where they're a Christmas treat.
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It made a quick and deeply flavoured sauce for cappelletti.
Nigel Slater's bacon chops, cabbage and apple, and quinces with orange recipes Nigel Slater 2010
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Naturally, in order to please both her now 92-year-old mother-in-law and her husband, Paola had to learn to make cappelletti in brodo, and this year, rather daringly, she has put it on her menu.
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Her cappelletti are so good: intensely savoury, a feast both comforting and light.
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The cappelletti $18 — the word means " little hats, " but it ' s basically ravioli — are like little mascarpone-filled pillows, served in a truffle and butter sauce with some prosciutto pieces on top.
Away From the Crowds 2010
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My mother-in-law began calling at 9:00 A.M. Those bags of cappelletti and ravioli that she had created were bursting out of her freezer.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009
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My mother-in-law began calling at 9:00 A.M. Those bags of cappelletti and ravioli that she had created were bursting out of her freezer.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009
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