cavatelli
nounEtymology From Italian cavatelli (literally “little hollows”), plural diminutive of cavato (“hollow”) (+ -ello (diminutive), pluralized).
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A type of pasta, with rolled edges.
- Little Owl’s cavatelli with salty bacon, fava beans and a bracing, sweet tomato broth benefits from the lush, mouth-filling quality of the ricotta crumbled on top.2008 May 28, Julia Moskin, “Suddenly, Ricotta’s a Big Cheese”, in New York Times: