rapini
A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subspA vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. ruvo, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. ruvo, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste.
Origin
From Italian rapini, diminutive of rapo, variant of rapa (“turnip”).From Italian rapini, diminutive of rapo, variant of rapa (“turnip”).
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Synonyms
4 synonymsbroccoli rabeturnip greensturnip topsbroccoli raab
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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