gnocchi
/ˈɲɒki/
EN
Small, soft dumplings made from potato, flour, or semolina, typically served with sauce as an Italian pasta dish.
I ordered ricotta gnocchi with pesto sauce for lunch.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian gnocchi, plural of gnocco meaning 'lump', ultimately from Latin nodus meaning 'knot'. Introduced to English in the mid-19th century.
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