ravioli

noun

rav·​i·​o·​li ˌra-vē-ˈō-lē 

ˌrä-

plural ravioli also raviolis ˌra-vē-ˈō-lēz 

ˌrä-

: pasta in the form of little cases of dough containing a savory filling (as of meat or cheese)

Examples of ravioli 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

The only things that slowed him down were a traffic incident at the PGA Championship and a Christmas day accident rolling ravioli dough. —Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025

The thin-crust, sweet-sauced pizzas are Caddy Shack’s calling card, but the meatball sandwich and toasted ravioli are worth looking into. —David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025

Willow Restaurant & Bar 1122 Seventh St. At the 7th Street Standard, the menu starts with a creamy mushroom bisque, followed by spinach ravioli or chicken and dumplings. —Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Italian dialect, plural of raviolo, literally, little turnip, diminutive of rava turnip, from Latin rapa — more at rape entry 3

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ravioli

• carbazole
• gladioli
• guacamole
• nucleoli
• acholi
• emboli
• sertoli
• unholy
• benzimidazole
• dipyridamole
• itraconazole
• ketoconazole

Kids Definition

ravioli

noun

rav·​i·​o·​li ˌrav-ē-ˈō-lē 

ˌräv-

plural ravioli also raviolis

-lēz

: little pockets of pasta with a filling (as of meat or cheese)

Etymology

Italian, from a plural of a dialect word raviolo, literally, "little turnip"