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To: Albion Wilde

At my Mom’s table we pronounced it “Monigut” , Monicotti is a single piece, Monicotte is plural- in University Italian!


195 posted on 02/18/2009 7:32:12 PM PST by ffusco (Maecilius Fuscus,Governor of Longovicium , Manchester, Englan d. 238-244 AD)
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To: ffusco
At my Mom’s table we pronounced it “Monigut” , Monicotti is a single piece, Monicotte is plural- in University Italian!


LOL! "monigut" is Sicilian dialect, with which we entertain ourselves around our table as well:

Cappicola = gabbaGOO
Proscuitto = prishOOT
Basilico (basil) = bazilliGOT

A single is a manicotto, like a single raviolo or gnoccho, but no Americans use these forms or recognize that the "i" ending in Italian is already a plural -- the Italian-American dialect of pluralizing plurals is a work of art! "Yo, doll, we're having crabs and spaghettis on Sunday!"

But really, for the benefit of others reading who may not understand the joke, "monicotti" is not the proper spelling -- it's "manicotti." Mani = hand, cotti = cooked (plural - singular is "cotto").

A similar word is biscotti -- bis = twice, and cotti = cooked. Biscotti dough is baked like cookie dough and then toasted to make them dry.

257 posted on 02/20/2009 12:22:40 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("Praise and worship" is my alternate lifestyle.)
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