RAVIOLI

[rav.i.o.li] n, pl ravioli also rav.i.o.lis [It, fr. It dial., pl. of raviolo, lit., little turnip, dim. of rava turnip, fr. L rapa--more at rape] (ca. 1611): pasta in the form of little cases of dough containing a savory filling (as of meat or cheese)