cannellini bean

American  

[kan-l-ee-nee, kah-nel-lee-nee] / ˌkæn lˈi ni, ˌkɑ nɛlˈli ni /

noun

1. a medium-sized, white, oval bean with a thin skin and mild flavor.

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cannellini bean British  

/ ˌkænɪˈlɪːnɪ /

noun

1. a cream-coloured, kidney-shaped bean with a mild flavour

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Etymology

Origin of cannellini bean

First recorded in 1965-70; from Italian cannellini, plural of cannellino, a kind of hard candy, variety of white bean resembling the candy, probably from cannella “cinnamon,” used to flavor the candy, or from Italian cannellini, plural of cannellino , diminutive of cannello “little tube,” diminutive of canna “reed, stalk,” from Latin canna “reed”; cane ( def. )

Example Sentences

There was escarole and cannellini bean soup.

From Salon

Snack: Cannellini bean dip with red pepper sticks.

From The Guardian

I’m looking forward to roasted cod with cannellini bean ragout and pesto.

From Washington Times

The tuna salad gets fancied up as an open-faced sandwich, with a cannellini bean spread, salty capers, oil-packed tuna and a soft-boiled egg for a brie-cheese-like texture atop a crunchy rye toast.

From Seattle Times

“I ran to my kitchen to whip up a batch of cannellini bean fluff, the closest thing to chickpeas I had on hand,” she recalls.

From Washington Post