gnocchi (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[gnocchi 词源字典]
type of small potato dumplings, 1891, from Italian gnocchi, plural of gnocco, from nocchio "a knot in wood," perhaps from a Germanic source akin to knuckle (n.), gnarled, etc. So called for their shape.[gnocchi etymology, gnocchi origin, 英语词源]