borlotti bean

/ bɔːˈlɒtɪ /

noun

1. a variety of kidney bean with a pinkish-brown speckled skin that turns brown when cooked: grown in southern Europe, East Africa, and Taiwan

Word History and Origins

Origin of borlotti bean¹

from Italian, plural of borlotto kidney bean

Example Sentences

There’s also a jukebox playing classic rock; for an exercise in cognitive dissonance, you can’t beat eating a borlotti bean sandwich while listening to Poison’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.”

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“I always buy basil and borlotti bean seed from Seeds From Italy.”

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