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Italian word
gnocchi
small soft potato dumplings (plural)
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gnocchi
the same dish, but often mispronounced as 'noki' — the 'gn' sounds like 'ny'
⚠️ The trap
Pronunciation is the trap here. English speakers often say 'g-noki' or 'noki', but the correct Italian pronunciation is 'nyoki' (the 'gn' makes a 'ny' sound as in 'onion'). Also, 'gnocchi' is plural; one dumpling is 'uno gnocco'.
To say "the same dish, but often mispronounced as 'noki' — the 'gn' sounds like 'ny'" in Italian:
gnocco (singular) / gnocchi (plural)
"gnocchi" in English means:
small soft potato dumplings (plural)
Example
"Gli gnocchi al gorgonzola sono cremosi."
"Gnocchi with gorgonzola is creamy."
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