No. 14,468 in Spanish
ñoqui
Gnocchi; a type of pasta made from potatoes or flour.
In a sentence
Me encanta comer ñoquis con salsa de tomate.
I love eating gnocchi with tomato sauce.
In this sentence, 'ñoquis' is used to refer to the traditional Italian pasta dish, gnocchi.
Mi amigo Pedro trabaja un día al mes, parece un ñoqui.
My friend Pedro works one day a month, he seems like a 'ñoqui'.
Here, 'ñoqui' is used colloquially in Argentinian Spanish to describe someone who appears on the payroll but does little to no work.
¿Has probado los ñoquis caseros que hace mi mamá?
Have you tried the homemade gnocchi my mom makes?
In this sentence, 'ñoquis' again refers to the Italian pasta dish, emphasizing homemade preparation.
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