Spanish word

canelón

Pronunciation

IPA/kaneˈlon/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncannelloni

Example

¿Has probado el canelón de espinacas?

Have you tried the cannelloni with spinach?

Illustration for canelón (cannelloni)

More examples

¿Quieres probar un canelón casero que hice?

Do you want to try a homemade cannelloni I made?

Core concept

Baked large tubular pasta filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables and finished with a gratinated top.

Common phrases

  • canelón de espinacas

    cannelloni with spinach

  • canelón casero

    homemade cannelloni

Similar words

pasta: Wheat-flour dough made into various noodle or sheet shapes and typically boiled.
lasaña: Wide flat pasta layers interleaved with filling and sauce, baked until tender.

Definition in Spanish

Plato de pasta formado por tubos grandes que se rellenan y se sirven habitualmente gratinados.

Word origin

Borrowed from Italian cannellone, from Latin canna 'reed' plus the Italian augmentative -one, which became Spanish canelón for an oversized stuffed pasta tube.

Usage tips

  • Spanish singular is canelón with an accent and a single n, the plural is canelones without the accent, and English or Italian forms often appear as cannelloni.

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