Where does “ravioli” come from?
ravioli (Spanish) comes from Italian ravioli, from Italian raviolo, from Italian raviola, from Italian rava, from Dutch ravelen — confuse, entangle; to tangle, fray out, unweave.
ravioli (Spanish): ravioli
Ancestry of “ravioli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ravioli | plural of raviolo |
| 2 | Italian | raviolo | a :raviolo; a dish of ravioli |
| 3 | Italian | raviola | — |
| 4 | Italian | rava | — |
| 5 | Dutch | ravelen | confuse, entangle; to tangle, fray out, unweave |