noun
- a tube or roll of pasta, pastry, or other food material filled with a savory or sweet mixture
Usage: also spelled cannelloni (plural form more common); culinary term
Examples
- The chef prepared spinach and ricotta cannelons for the dinner service.
- Cannelons filled with meat sauce are a classic Italian-American dish.
- She arranged the baked cannelons on a platter and covered them with marinara.
- The restaurant's signature cannelons feature lobster and cream filling.