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cannellini

cannellini noun: a type of white kidney bean used in Italian cooking.

cannellini: a type of white kidney bean used in Italian cooking
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Noun

cannellini (plural cannellinis)

  1. A type of white kidney bean used in Italian cooking.
    • They are cannellini beans, not cannelloni beans.2007 January 24, “Correction: An Italian Spot, Larded With Drive”, in New York Times

Forms of cannellini

pluralcannellinis

Origin of cannellini

From Italian cannellini, diminutive of cannella (“cinnamon”), so named because of its resemblance to an Italian cinnamon candy

Words formed from cannellini

Phrases with cannellini

Questions about cannellini

What does cannellini mean?
Cannellini means a type of white kidney bean used in Italian cooking.
What part of speech is cannellini?
Cannellini is a noun.
What is the plural of cannellini?
The plural of cannellini is cannellinis.

Words near cannellini in the dictionary

  1. Cannell
  2. cannella
  3. Cannellas
  4. cannellated
  5. cannelle
  6. cannellini
  7. cannellini bean
  8. cannellini beans
  9. cannellinis
  10. cannellone
  11. cannelloni

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