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Epilepsy vs Cannoli - What's the difference?

epilepsy | cannoli |

As nouns the difference between epilepsy and cannoli

is that epilepsy is (pathology) a medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts while cannoli is tubes of fried pasta, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert; typical of sicily.

epilepsy

English

(wikipedia epilepsy)

Noun

  • (pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.
  • * (Jeremy Taylor)
    • Epilepsies , or fallings and reelings, and beastly vomitings. The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness.

    Derived terms

    * epileptic * epileptiform

    See also

    * falling sickness * grand mal * petit mal

    cannoli

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cannoli) (en noun)
  • tubes of fried pasta, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert; typical of Sicily.

    • Usage notes

    Those with a good knowledge of the Italian language may use singular cannolo and plural cannoli , but English speakers without this experience will generally use "a cannoli"/"two cannolis". ----