broccolini
noun/bɹɒ.kəˈliːni/UK/bɹɑ.kəˈliːni/US
Etymology
From a trademark, presumably intended as a diminutive of broccoli.
Definitions
A green vegetable similar to broccoli but with smaller florets and long thin stalks
A green vegetable similar to broccoli but with smaller florets and long thin stalks; a cross between broccoli and kai-lan (Chinese broccoli).
- 10 P.M. (Bravo) TOP CHEF C. J. is gone after he served what Tom Colicchio called the worst dish in the three seasons of the show, an admittedly gross-looking broccolini.
- She did not look up but just kept pulling grocery items from her bag. Broccolinis and fresh eggs.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA