gnocchi

plural noun

gnoc·​chi ˈnȯ-kē How to pronounce gnocchi (audio) ˈnyȯ- How to pronounce gnocchi (audio)
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: dumplings usually made with potato or semolina and served with sauce

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This dish by Chef Secchi (porcini gnocchi with butter sauce) is an ode to a similar creation at Il Centro, a restaurant in Priocca, Piedmont. The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2024 The menu includes bruschetta with strawberry and tomato; gnocchi (potato dumplings) with peas; smoked mullet and lesser calamint; guinea fowl stuffed with liver, and pork sausage, chicory, Ponzu sauce and apricot. Andrea Onate, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024 Plate the gnocchi, spooning the sauce and peas over the top. Tribune News Service, The Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2024 This one is the ultimate comfort food, the New York strip steak oscar-style with brown butter chive gnocchi. Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gnocchi 

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of gnocchi was in 1891

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“Gnocchi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnocchi. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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