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Grammar : Noun
Spell : nok-ee, noh-kee; Italian nyawk-kee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɒk i, ˈnoʊ ki; Italian ˈnyɔk ki

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Définition of gnocchi

Origin :
  • 1891, from Italian gnocchi, plural of gnocco, from nocchio "a knot in wood," perhaps from a Germanic source akin to knuckle. So called for their shape.
  • As in pasta : noun noodles
Example sentences :
  • And we are going to have gnocchi done in a special way with cheese.
  • Extract from : « December Love » by Robert Hichens
  • The gnocchi and the olives must certainly have disagreed with me.
  • Extract from : « Post-Prandial Philosophy » by Grant Allen
  • Pasticcio di Maccheroni is an excellent macaroni pie, and Gnocchi di Patele are little knobs of paste boiled like macaroni.
  • Extract from : « The Gourmet's Guide to Europe » by Algernon Bastard
  • Then drop the gnocchi one by one into boiling salted water and boil for ten minutes.
  • Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters

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