Etymograph

English

suppli

Suppli comes from Italian supplì.

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentsupplì1
  2. Englishtodaysuppli1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English suppli

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentsupplìWiktionary, English suppli
  2. EnglishtodaysuppliWiktionary, English suppli

The story

Borrowed from Italian supplì, from French surprise, because of the supposedly unexpected filling.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Every English word from Italian supplì

Today it means

noun A rice croquette filled with mozzarella or meat, originally from Rome.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “suppli”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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