cannolis

Cream-filled shells

Cannolis is a plural of cannoli, which is itself already plural in Italian—making cannolis a double plural that irritates purists but dominates American usage.

These are Sicilian pastries: tube-shaped fried shells filled with sweet ricotta cream, often studded with chocolate chips or candied fruit.

We picked up cannolis from the Italian bakery.

pastry

ricotta

Soft Italian whey cheese

cream · crispy · tube · dough · powdered sugar · mascarpone · piped · chocolate chips · pastry bag · golden

Italian

Sicily

Mediterranean's biggest island

  • SicilianFrom Italy's largest island
  • bakeryShop selling fresh loaves
  • festaItalian cultural celebration

Saint Joseph · Corleone · Little Italy · Palermo · Italian-American · nonna · tradition · imported · authentic · old country

occasion

dessert table

Surface displaying sweet courses

Easter · celebration · party · buffet · catering · gift box · dozen · platter · assorted · mini

Phrases
Family

cannoli, cannolo

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G