Definitions
Etymologies
- Italian diminutive plural of cappello, meaning little hats (Wiktionary)
Examples
“We have it on no less an authority than Sophia Loren that “there isn’t a town or village of the Po valley which hasn’t had the honor of bestowing its name on a special variation of those stuffed pasta called cappelletti little hats, tortellini, ravioli, and so on.””
“Here goes … My new obsession: cappelletti in brodo.”
“Her cappelletti are so good: intensely savoury, a feast both comforting and light.”
“I've tried to buy "homemade" cappelletti, but nothing doing so far.”
“I go to Tuscany, and cappelletti – pasta knots stuffed with cheese, capon and pork, served in a clear capon broth – come from Emilia-Romagna, where they're a Christmas treat.”
“Naturally, in order to please both her now 92-year-old mother-in-law and her husband, Paola had to learn to make cappelletti in brodo, and this year, rather daringly, she has put it on her menu.”
“The cappelletti $18 — the word means " little hats, " but it ' s basically ravioli — are like little mascarpone-filled pillows, served in a truffle and butter sauce with some prosciutto pieces on top.”
“It made a quick and deeply flavoured sauce for cappelletti.”
The Guardian: Nigel Slater's bacon chops, cabbage and apple, and quinces with orange recipes
“My mother-in-law began calling at 9:00 A.M. Those bags of cappelletti and ravioli that she had created were bursting out of her freezer.”
Simon & Schuster: Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family
“Happy Easter to you Plume - cappelletti means little hats in italian.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘cappelletti’.
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250 Extra Spelling Words
Some more words for intermediate and advanced spellers.
cultellarius, barouche, palanquin, badelaire, cavetto, tregetour, tergiversate, rhododendron, rhadamanthine, thyrsus, cappelletti, bradycardia and 238 more...
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Pasta! Pasta! Pasta!
Who knew unleavened dough and homey Italian know-how could taste so good?
...and look so great!ziti, vermicelli, tubetti, troffiette, tripolini, trennette, trenne, tortiglioni, tortelloni, tortellini, torchio, tonnarelli and 104 more...
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Fun Food Names
spaghettini, mutton, bratwurst, zabaglione, sweet potato pie, succotash, slumgullion, bouillabaisse, hush puppy, gumbo, jambalaya, mahimahi and 126 more...
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Foodie
As much fun to say as they are to eat.
blueberry, cider, almond, apricot, asparagus, banana, fudge, foldover, flapjacks, filbert, fig, biscuit and 217 more...
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Pasta la Vista
Because John's and colleen's and Lampbane's lists are their own, and they're such pasta hogs I have to make sure I get some for myself. :)
Includes noodles and other noodle-based items...zituane, rotini, rigati, marziani, salamini, fagioletti, eliche grandi, eliche, elefante, rotellini, rotelli, ziti and 296 more...
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