Cannelloni
/ˌkænəlˈoʊni/noun
Large cylindrical tubes of pasta typically filled and baked with sauce.
Did you know?The name uses Italian -one, an augmentative suffix, turning cannello—“little tube” or “reed-like tube”—into cannellone, “large tube.”
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
kanna
“Reed or cane; a borrowed word for a hollow, stalk-like plant.”
Classical Latin
Latin
canna
“Reed, cane, or hollow stalk.”
Medieval Italian
Italian
canna
“Cane or tube; descended from Latin canna.”
Medieval to Early Modern Italian
Italian
cannello
“A small tube, little reed, or pipe, formed from canna with a diminutive suffix.”
Modern Italian
Italian
cannellone
“A large tube, using the augmentative suffix -one.”
20th Century
Italian/English
cannelloni
“Plural of cannellone; the large tubular stuffed pasta now used in English.”