sorrentinos

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English

Sorrentinos with tuco

Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish sorrentinos.

    Noun

    sorrentinos pl (plural only)

    1. A Argentinian dish similar to ravioli, but larger, more circular and originally wrapped without fluted edge.
      • 2008, Shawn Blore, Alexandra de Vries, Eliot Greenspan, Charlie O'Malley, Jisel Perilla, Neil E. Schlecht, Kristina Schreck}, Frommer's South America, 4th edition, Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 162:
        The lamb in soft mint sauce, pizzas, and pumpkin sorrentinos are superb.
      • 2010, Danny Aeberhard, Andrew Benson, Rosalba O'Brien, Lucy Phillips, The Rough Guide to Argentina, fourth edition, : Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 291, column 1:
        Food is more conventional, though some dishes have a twist, such as the signature turkey, mozzarella and nut sorrentinos.
      • 2019 August 19, Natalie Alcoba, “Food prices soar in Argentina as peso devalues”, in Al Jazeera, archived from the original on 2024-04-16:
        Silvia Echeverria gingerly balanced a box containing two sheets of stuffed sorrentinos in the crook of her left arm, holding the pasta like a tray of jewels.

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    Spanish

    Etymology

      Possibly named after the creator of the dish, said to be an Italian immigrant to Argentina from Sorrento.

      Noun

      sorrentinos pl (singular sorrentino)

      1. sorrentinos

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