/tawr'tl ee"nee/ ; It. /tawrdd'tel lee"nee/ , n. pl. Italian Cookery.
small rounds of pasta, filled, as with a meat or cheese stuffing, and then shaped into rings and boiled: often served in broth or with a sauce.
[ 1905-10; tortellino, dim. of tortello stuffed pastry, dim. (with gender change) of torta cake; see TORTE ]