gnocchi

gnoc·chi

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nok-ee, noh-kee; Italian nyawk-kee]
- /ˈnɒk i, ˈnoʊ ki; Italian ˈnyɔk ki/
- /nˈɒkaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nok-ee, noh-kee; Italian nyawk-kee]
- /ˈnɒk i, ˈnoʊ ki; Italian ˈnyɔk ki/

Definitions of gnocchi word

noun gnocchi a dish of little dumplings made from potatoes, semolina, flour, or a combination of these ingredients. 1
noun gnocchi (in Italian cooking) small dumplings made from potato, semolina, or flour, usually served with a sauce. 1
noun plural gnocchi small Italian dumplings 1
noun plural gnocchi Gnocchi are a type of pasta consisting of small round balls made from flour and sometimes potato. 0
noun plural gnocchi dumplings made of pieces of semolina pasta, or sometimes potato, used to garnish soup or served alone with sauce 0
noun gnocchi small, variously shaped dumplings of flour, and sometimes potato, served with a sauce 0

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Origin of gnocchi

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

1890-95; < Italian, plural of gnocco, orig. Upper Italian (Veneto), perhaps cognate with Tuscan nocca, nocco knuckle < Langobardic *knohha joint; see knuckle

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Parts of speech for Gnocchi

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gnocchi popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for gnocchi

noun gnocchi

tortellini — navel-shaped pasta
ravioli — small cases of pasta, often square, stuffed with a filling, usually of meat or cheese, and often served with a tomato sauce.
macaroni — small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
spaghetti — a white, starchy pasta of Italian origin that is made in the form of long strings, boiled, and served with any of a variety of meat, tomato, or other sauces.
linguine — a type of pasta in long, slender, flat strips.

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