gnocchi

plural noun

gnoc·​chi ˈnȯ-kē  ˈnyȯ- 

ˈnä-

: dumplings usually made with potato or semolina and served with sauce

Examples of gnocchi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s also true of restaurants, as a frequent patron of Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California—somewhere she’s been said to eat up to three times a week, and allegedly never straying from ordering the classics like ravioli with ricotta cheese, gnocchi, and spaghetti pomodoro with basil. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2025

Like artichoke dip penne, pillowy ricotta gnocchi, and French onion shells with Gruyère. —Sheela Prakash, Bon Appétit, 15 Feb. 2025

Now some of the best restaurants in New Orleans, from Commander’s Palace to Brennan’s, are using Creole cream cheese on their menus, folding it into ice cream or even gnocchi, and celebrating this hyper-regional ingredient that locals have fought to preserve. —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2025

For main dishes, the lamb lollipops are divine, as are other menu options such as goat cheese gnocchi, duck confit and steak frites. —Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, plural of gnocco, from Italian dialect (Veneto), probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German knöchel knuckle, knoche bone — more at knuckle

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gnocchi

• cloche
• loci
• pokey
• smokey
• smoky
• karaoke