Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun plural Dumplings made of flour, semolina, or potatoes, boiled or baked and served with grated cheese or a sauce.

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  • noun Italian pasta-like dumplings made of potato or semolina.

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  • noun (Italian) a small dumpling made of potato or flour or semolina that is boiled or baked and is usually served with a sauce or with grated cheese

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Italian, pl. of gnocco, from dialectal Italian (Venetian); akin to Italian nocca, knuckle, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German knoche, bone and Middle English knokel, knuckle.]

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From Italian gnocchi, plural of gnocco ("dumpling", literally "lump"), from nocchio ("knot (in wood)"), from Lombardic *knohha (“knuckle, bone, knot”), from Proto-Germanic *knukōn (“bone”), *kneukaz (“tuber, knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gneu- (“knot, bundle”). Cognate with Middle High German knoche ("bone, knot"), Middle Dutch knoke ("knuckle, knob, knot"), Swedish knoge ("knuckle"). More at knuckle.

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Examples

  • So, egged on by some of those who shared my shock when the word "gnocchi" showed up in a late round along with really hard words it was a SCANDAL!

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • So, egged on by some of those who shared my shock when the word "gnocchi" showed up in a late round along with really hard words it was a SCANDAL!

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • So, egged on by some of those who shared my shock when the word "gnocchi" showed up in a late round along with really hard words it was a SCANDAL!

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • I often make this dish in gnocchi form, so the pumpikin is more pronounced and I pair it with a balanced style of Sauvignon (perhaps Cheatau de Sancerre or Livio Felluga Sauvignon Collio).

    Butternut squash ravioli with sage butter: wine pairing | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

  • This particular variation on the pte choux gnocchi is formally called gnocchi la romaine, and is a great substitute for potatoes or polenta, with its rich, creamy texture and mild flavor.

    Ratio Michael Ruhlman 2009

  • For the prίmo pίatto, the chef had chosen to serve a dish he called gnocchi—small dumplings made with potato flour.

    The Chef’s Apprentice Elle Newmark 2008

  • For the prίmo pίatto, the chef had chosen to serve a dish he called gnocchi—small dumplings made with potato flour.

    The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008

  • For the prίmo pίatto, the chef had chosen to serve a dish he called gnocchi—small dumplings made with potato flour.

    The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008

  • For the prίmo pίatto, the chef had chosen to serve a dish he called gnocchi—small dumplings made with potato flour.

    The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008

  • For the prίmo pίatto, the chef had chosen to serve a dish he called gnocchi—small dumplings made with potato flour.

    The Chef’s Apprentice Elle Newmark 2008

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