rapini

English

rapini

Alternative forms

• rappini

Etymology

From Italian rapini, diminutive of rapo, variant of rapa (“turnip”).

Noun

rapini (uncountable)

1. A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. ruvo, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste.

   Synonyms: broccoli raab, broccoli rabe, turnip greens, turnip tops

   • 2012, Giuliano Hazan, Giuliano Hazan's Thirty Minute Pasta: 100 Quick and Easy Recipes, Open Road Media, →ISBN:

     Bitter and salty foods often go very well together and here the slight bitterness of rapini (also known as broccoli rabe) complements the savoriness of pork sausage. Use either the homemade sausage on page 163 or a plain pork […]

Translations

vegetable Brassica rapa — see turnip greens

Further reading

• rapini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Pirani

Italian

Verb

rapini

1. inflection of rapinare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Synonyms

• cime di rapa

Anagrams

• Parini, in pari, irpina, ripani