"cassatella" meaning in Italian

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Noun

Forms: cassatelle [plural]
Etymology: From cassata + -ella (diminutive suffix). Cognate to Sicilian cassatedda. Etymology templates: {{suffix|it|cassata|ella|pos2=diminutive suffix}} cassata + -ella (diminutive suffix), {{cog|scn|cassatedda}} Sicilian cassatedda Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} cassatella f (plural cassatelle)
  1. a deep-fried sweet type of ravioli from Trapani in Sicily Tags: feminine Related terms: cannolo

Inflected forms

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