Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rapini

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: rap-i-ni
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. ruvo, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Bitter and salty foods often go very well together and here the slight bitterness of rapini (also known as broccoli rabe) complements the savoriness of pork sausage. Use either the homemade sausage on page 163 or a plain pork […]"

Etymology

From Italian rapini, diminutive of rapo, variant of rapa (“turnip”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: rapini

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

rappini (alternative)

Synonyms

broccoli raab broccoli rabe turnip greens turnip tops

Questions

What does rapini mean?: A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. ruvo, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste.
Where does rapini come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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