broccoli rabe

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Etymology

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

Noun

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broccoli rabe (countable and uncountable, plural broccoli rabes)

  1. Rapini, a leafy-green vegetable.
    Synonym: rabe
    • 2010, Anthony Di Renzo, Bitter Greens, page 96:
      Profiled by Sarah Di Gregorio in The Village Voice, Fratelli's is famous for its broccoli rabe specialties.
    • 2012, Claire Criscuolo, Welcome to Claire's, page 119:
      Broccoli rabe is a classic Italian bitter green and it's a favorite in our family.
    • 2015 July 16, Joanne Starkey, “Restaurant Review: Scarpetta Beach in Montauk Offers Meals to Match the View”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.