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manicotti

/ˌmænɪˈkɑti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
man-i-cot-ti
IPA
/ˌmænɪˈkɑti/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven.

Etymology

From Italian manicotti (“muffs”), plural of manicotto (“muff”), from manica (“sleeve”) + -etto (“meliorative suffix”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmænɪˈkɑti/

Synonyms

cannelloni stuffaroni

Rhymes With

potty scotty hottie spotty knotty dotty biscotti yachty zloty grotty totty shotty

Questions

How do you pronounce manicotti?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmænɪˈkɑti/.
What does manicotti mean?
Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven.
Where does manicotti come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce manicotti

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