broccoli rabe
noun
-ˌräb 
variants or less commonly broccoli raab
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or broccoli rab -ˌrab
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: a garden brassica (Brassica rapa ruvo) that is related to the turnip and produces edible leafy branching stalks and compact clusters of yellow florets
called also rapini
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Step 2Pulse broccoli rabe, oil and garlic in a food processor until chopped, about four pulses. 
People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2022 Great partner to those hard-to-pair green vegetables like broccoli rabe, asparagus, Brussel sprouts. Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 29 June 2022 Whereas Italian broccoli rabe is a flowering turnip green belonging to the species Brassica rapa (which also includes turnips, Napa cabbage, and bok choy). Jonathan Kauffman, Bon Appétit, 13 Apr. 2022 Nineteen varieties of fresh pasta are made daily, including orecchiette in rabbit ragu, cavatelli with broccoli rabe, and cappelletti stuffed with veal and served in broth. Melissa Malamut, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2022 Blanch the broccoli rabe in the boiling water until just soft, 1 to 2 minutes. CNN, 2 Feb. 2022 The Somerville original is known for a porchetta sandwich with broccoli rabe. Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2022 Make a beautiful pasta with chicken sausage and broccoli rabe with lemon zest and parm. Shani Silver, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2022 What does Tucci think of Plunkett-Hogge's orecchiette with broccoli rabe and anchovies? CNN, 2 Feb. 2022 See More
People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2022 Great partner to those hard-to-pair green vegetables like broccoli rabe, asparagus, Brussel sprouts. Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 29 June 2022 Whereas Italian broccoli rabe is a flowering turnip green belonging to the species Brassica rapa (which also includes turnips, Napa cabbage, and bok choy). Jonathan Kauffman, Bon Appétit, 13 Apr. 2022 Nineteen varieties of fresh pasta are made daily, including orecchiette in rabbit ragu, cavatelli with broccoli rabe, and cappelletti stuffed with veal and served in broth. Melissa Malamut, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2022 Blanch the broccoli rabe in the boiling water until just soft, 1 to 2 minutes. CNN, 2 Feb. 2022 The Somerville original is known for a porchetta sandwich with broccoli rabe. Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2022 Make a beautiful pasta with chicken sausage and broccoli rabe with lemon zest and parm. Shani Silver, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2022 What does Tucci think of Plunkett-Hogge's orecchiette with broccoli rabe and anchovies? CNN, 2 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
regularization (conformed to broccoli) of any of various southern Italian dialect forms, such as Neapolitan vruoccole de rapa, literally, "flower stalks of the turnip"
Note: The spellings rabe, raab reflect English perceptions of a lenis stop and reduced or absent vowel in the southern Italian forms.
First Known Use
1928, in the meaning defined above