» For the Italian Baroque composer, please see Pietro Gnocchi. Gnocchi (; ; singular gnocco) is the Italian name for a variety of thick, soft noodles or dumplings. They may be made from semolina, ordinary wheat flour, potato, bread crumbs, or similar ingredients. The smaller forms are called gnocchetti. The word gnocchi means "lumps", and may derive from nocchio, a knot in the wood, or from nocca (knuckle). It has been a traditional Italian pasta type of probably Middle Eastern origin since Rom… (More on Gnocchi)