/an'yeuh lot"ee/ ; It. /ah'nyaw lawt"tee/ , n. ( used with a sing. or pl. v. ) Italian Cookery.
a dish of small pasta shaped like half moons and usually filled with tortellini stuffing: boiled and served in broth or with a sauce.
[ agnolotto, agnellotto, prob. alter of * anegliotto, var. of anellotto, equiv. to anell ( o ) ring ( anellus, dim. of anus ring) + -otto n. suffix, here perh. with dim. force; -o- internally may reflect Upper It form such as Pavia dial. agnulòt ]