rapini
or rap·pi·ni
[ ra-pee-nee ]
/ ræˈpi ni /
noun
the leaves of the turnip, Brassica rapa, eaten cooked or raw as greens.
Origin of rapini
perhaps < Italian, plural of
rapino a plant of the genus
Erysimum, perhaps orig. diminutive of
rapa
rape2
Words nearby rapini
Example sentences from the Web for rapini
I need to have something green, broccoli rabe (rapini to some people) being the obvious world number one.