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Definition of "manicotti" [manicotti]

  • Pasta in large-sized tubes. (noun)
  • A dish consisting of such tubes stuffed with meat or cheese, usually served hot with a tomato sauce. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "manicotti" in a sentence
  • "Mom promised to make manicotti, which is Douglas’s favorite, and mine, too."
  • "And many Puebloans regularly stop in for takeout sub sandwiches, meatballs or sausage and pasta specialties such as manicotti or ravioli."
  • "Even the flying spaghetti monster on Futurama: "You seriously believe I'm descended from some kind of flightless manicotti?""