broccoli rabe
broccoli rabe noun: rapini, a leafy-green vegetable.
Noun
broccoli rabe (countable and uncountable, plural broccoli rabes)
- Rapini, a leafy-green vegetable.
- She uses broccoli rabe instead of aka takana (spicy mustard greens), shops in the Caribbean markets of her Washington Heights neighborhood for batatas rather than Japanese satsumaimo (yellow sweet potatoes), and has learned to love the local mofongo, the Dominican version of mashed plantains with...2007 December 26, Julia Moskin, “A Celebration of the New Year Ushers in a Bit of Japan”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...
- Profiled by Sarah Di Gregorio in The Village Voice, Fratelli's is famous for its broccoli rabe specialties.2010, Anthony Di Renzo, Bitter Greens, page 96
- Synonyms:
- rabe
Synonyms of broccoli rabe
Forms of broccoli rabe
| plural | broccoli rabes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | broccoli raab |
| alternative form | broccoli rape |
Origin of broccoli rabe
Ultimately from Italian broccoli di rapa (“sprouts or stalks of the turnip”).
Questions about broccoli rabe
- What does broccoli rabe mean?
- Broccoli rabe means rapini, a leafy-green vegetable.
- What part of speech is broccoli rabe?
- Broccoli rabe is a noun.
- What is the plural of broccoli rabe?
- The plural of broccoli rabe is broccoli rabes.
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