Meaning & use
involtini
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Meaning
nounplural
An Italian dish of thin slices of meat or fish rolled around a filling and cooked, usually served in a sauce.
Grammar: Borrowed from Italian, it is already plural; one piece is an involtino, but English speakers often use involtini for both.
Patterns
- involtini di melanzane
- veal involtini
- a plate of involtini
We ordered the veal involtini with a light tomato sauce.
The menu lists involtini di melanzane as a vegetarian starter.
She learned to make involtini by rolling the filling in thin slices of beef.
Word forms
| singular (Italian borrowing) | involtino |
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Common combinations
- veal involtini
- The restaurant is known for its veal involtini.
- involtini di melanzane
- Involtini di melanzane is a Sicilian dish of rolled eggplant.
- make involtini
- It takes practice to make involtini without tearing the meat.
Synonyms and how they differ
Commonly confused: involtini or involute?
involtini vs involute
Involute is an adjective meaning curled inward or complicated, not a food.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'involtini' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Involtini' is a plural noun for a rolled Italian dish, so it fits 'ordered ... at the restaurant'. The others treat it as a verb, an adjective, or an animal, which it is not.
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