canelons
/kəˈnɛlɔns/
CA
Large tube-shaped pasta, typically stuffed with meat or cheese, a traditional Catalan dish
Avui dinarem canelons farcits de carn a casa de la iaia
Today we're eating meat-stuffed canelons at grandma's house for lunch
Etymology
Derived from the Catalan word 'canella', meaning 'little tube', referring to the pasta's shape. It entered common Catalan culinary vocabulary in the 19th century.
Memory Aid
Think 'canal' which is also a tube, matching the shape of canelons pasta
Collocations
canelons farcitscanelons de carncanelons de formatgesalsa de canelons
Synonyms
caneloni
Related Words
pastamacarronscanelonilasanyacarn farcida