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Where does “ravioli” come from?

Ravioli comes from Italian raviolo, from Italian raviola, from Italian rava, from Dutch ravelen.

ravioli (English): plural of raviolo; Small square parcels of pasta...

Definitions

  1. plural of raviolo; Small square parcels of pasta...

Ancestry of “ravioli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianravioliplural of raviolo
2Italianravioloa :raviolo; a dish of ravioli
3Italianraviola—
4Italianrava—
5Dutchravelenconfuse, entangle; to tangle, fray out, unweave
Every word from Dutch ravelen →