manicotto

Italian

Etymology

From manica (“sleeve”) +‎ -etto (“meliorative suffix”). By surface analysis, manica +‎ -otto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.niˈkɔt.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔtto
• Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧còt‧to

Noun

manicotto m (plural manicotti)

1. muff
2. sleeve (in moving parts of a machine)
3. (cooking, food) large tubes of pasta with a savoury/savory filling baked in the oven; manicotti
4. (cooking, chiefly in the singular) a dish of manicotti

Anagrams

• monocittà