broccoli rabe
broccoli rabe · broccoli rabes
Rapini, a leafy-green vegetableRapini, a leafy-green vegetable.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Rapini, a leafy-green vegetable.
More definitions
- slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds
- plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots
Origin
Ultimately from Italian broccoli di rapa (“sprouts or stalks of the turnip”).Ultimately from Italian broccoli di rapa (“sprouts or stalks of the turnip”).
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Forms
plural: broccoli rabesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds:broccoli raab
- plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots:broccoli raabBrassica rapa ruvo
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable