plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a deep-fried tube of pastry filled with sweetened and flavored ricotta cheese
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Red, White & Blue Cannoli Doughnuts At Hash Kitchen in Scottsdale, guests can take a bite out of Red, White & Blue Cannoli Doughnuts, featuring fried-to-order sweet dough filled with sweet cannoli cream and finished with powdered sugar.
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Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Their cake included alternating vanilla and chocolate layers with fillings of cannoli and chocolate pot de créme.
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Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
But who cares, as long as gnocchi and cannoli remain?
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Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
Come empty-stomached for tableside Caesar salads, Spicy Rigatoni Vodka and fist-sized meatballs with a scoop of ricotta — and don’t forget the giant cannoli.
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Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Their cake included alternating vanilla and chocolate layers with fillings of cannoli and chocolate pot de créme.
—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
But who cares, as long as gnocchi and cannoli remain?
—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
Come empty-stomached for tableside Caesar salads, Spicy Rigatoni Vodka and fist-sized meatballs with a scoop of ricotta — and don’t forget the giant cannoli.
—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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“Cannoli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannoli. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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