zeppole

noun

zep·​po·​le

(t)se(p)ˈpō(ˌ)lā,

ze-

variants or less commonly zeppoli

-(ˌ)lē

plural zeppole also zeppoli

: a doughnut made from cream puff dough

Word History

Etymology

Italian zeppole, plural of zeppola fritter, from Italian dialect (southern Italy), perhaps from Late Latin zippulae, a kind of sweet; zeppoli from It, plural of zeppolo, alteration of zeppola

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