Words with French origin:
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Words with Italian origin (An exception to this rule is the word 'paparazzo' which keeps an Italian plural - 'paparazzi'):
Examples:
- This recipe for cannelloni is filled with a mixture of non-fat ricotta cheese, spinach and Parmesan cheese. (cannelloni - a kind of pasta)
- They ordered three spaghettis and two cannellonis. (‘a dish or serving of spaghetti’ rather than ‘a kind of pasta’.)
[sources: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English and Oxford Dictionary