English
cannoli
Cannoli may come from Italian cannolo ‘little tube’.
- Italianc. 1300–presentcannoloas cannoli‘little tube’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1972cannoli
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentcannoloas cannoli‘little tube’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1972cannoli
Earliest quotation: 1972, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola: “Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”
Linked words
through Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 ‘reed’
canon, canister, kanon, 16 more
through Latin canna ‘a reed, cane’
canada, channel, canal, cane, kennel, cannula, 9 more
through Italian canna ‘cane, tube’
Today it means
noun A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian cannolo / cannoli