Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broccoli rabe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: broc-col-i rabe
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rapini, a leafy-green vegetable.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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 lots of garlic."
"Profiled by Sarah Di Gregorio in The Village Voice, Fratelli's is famous for its broccoli rabe specialties."
"Broccoli rabe is a classic Italian bitter green and it's a favorite in our family."
"All the baking is done in-house, from the impressive selections in the breadbasket, including a stuffed bread with cheese, salami and broccoli rabe, to the desserts, like the feathery-light flourless chocolate cake, paired with a caramel gelato and topped off with a crisp chocolate tuile."

Etymology

Ultimately from Italian broccoli di rapa (“sprouts or stalks of the turnip”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: broccoli di rapa

Usage

Inflected Forms

broccoli rabes (plural) broccoli raab (alternative) broccoli rape (alternative)

Synonyms

rabe broccoli raab brassica rapa ruvo

Questions

What does broccoli rabe mean?: Rapini, a leafy-green vegetable.
Where does broccoli rabe come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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