rapini

or rap·pi·ni

[ ra-pee-nee ]

noun

1. broccoli rabe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapini¹

First recorded in 1880–85; perhaps from Italian, plural of rapino a plant of the genus Brassica, perhaps originally diminutive of rapa “turnip”; rape ²

Example Sentences

I need to have something green, broccoli rabe (rapini to some people) being the obvious world number one.

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