Definition of GNOCCHI

gnocchi

Meanings

Plural: gnocchi, gnocchis

Noun

  • (Italian) a small dumpling made of potato or flour or semolina that is boiled or baked and is usually served with a sauce or with grated cheese
  • Italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina.

Origin / Etymology

From Italian gnocchi, plural of gnocco (“dumpling”, literally “lump”), related to nocchio (“knot (in wood)”), a borrowing from Lombardic knohha (“knuckle, bone, knot”), from Proto-Germanic *knukô (“bone”), *kneukaz (“tuber, knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gnew- (“knot, bundle”). Cognate with Middle High German knoche (“bone, knot”) (modern German Knochen), Middle Dutch knoke (“knuckle, knob, knot”), Swedish knoge (“knuckle”). More at knuckle.

Synonyms

macaroni

Scrabble Score: 15

gnocchi is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gnocchi is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gnocchi is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

gnocchi is a valid Words With Friends word