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

The restaurant offers a wide variety of Italian dishes, like lobster ravioli and seared sea scallops, not to mention their Sunday brunch complete with a complimentary mimosa, bloody Mary or bellini. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025

Senior sous chef Rebeca Robinson excels at pasta production, so there is usually a dish like poppy seed ravioli stuffed with ricotta, served with a lemony morel mushroom sauce. —Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

The affected ravioli were packaged in 9 7/8-ounce plastic trays sealed with film and enclosed in a paperboard carton. —Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025

The ravioli were topped with a heavenly lobster sauce, which was scattered with bits of salmon and lobster. —Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 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"