agnolotti

noun

ag·​no·​lot·​ti ˌän-yə-ˈlä-tē 

-ˈlȯ-

plural agnolotti

: pasta in the form of semicircular cases containing a filling (as of meat, cheese, or vegetables)

Examples of agnolotti in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The corn agnolotti, which was on Wildflower’s summer menu until recently, has become one of the restaurant’s staples. —Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025

Jackson won the People’s Choice award for her shrimp and grits appetizer paired with a Peach 75 cocktail, and Capurro took Judge’s Choice honors for the restaurant with a corn agnolotti and scallops dish. —Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025

Starters might include crisp baby artichokes paired with creamy local goat cheese and briny olive tapenade, or tender sweet pea agnolotti nestled in a corn velouté (a silky classic French sauce) and crispy guanciale. —Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

Legend has it that a few celebrity favorite dishes include soft corn agnolotti for Kim Kardashian and an off-menu spaghetti pomodoro for Rihanna. —Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Italian, plural of agnolotto, agnellotto, alteration of *anegliotto, alteration of anellotto, diminutive of anello "ring," going back to Latin ānellus, diminutive of ānus "ring" — more at anus

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for agnolotti

• brodie
• dhoti
• doty
• roti
• throaty
• coyote
• quixote