plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a deep-fried tube of pastry filled with sweetened and flavored ricotta cheese
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The menu includes petite bites of chicken cannoli with ricotta, Japanese tamago sando, pastrami Reuben salad, and more.
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Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Don’t miss out on a dessert of tiramisu, cannoli, or panna cotta.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
There are also dessert nachos, usually made with something like pita chips, such as cheesecake cannoli nachos.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Pay homage with a stop at Caputo’s for cold cuts, followed by Mazzola’s for its famous lard bread, and finally pick up cannoli from Pasticceria Monteleone.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
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Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Don’t miss out on a dessert of tiramisu, cannoli, or panna cotta.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
There are also dessert nachos, usually made with something like pita chips, such as cheesecake cannoli nachos.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Pay homage with a stop at Caputo’s for cold cuts, followed by Mazzola’s for its famous lard bread, and finally pick up cannoli from Pasticceria Monteleone.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Cannoli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannoli. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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