rapini

noun

ra·​pi·​ni ra-ˈpē-nē 

variants or less commonly rappini

: broccoli rabe

Examples of rapini in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Located on the roof of the Hyatt Centric hotel, the bar has curated cocktails, and offers an array of bites from sister restaurant 7th Street Standard on the street level of the hotel, including chicken tandoori lollipops and charred rapini flatbread. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026

The marvelous novelist and food writer Laurie Colwin once cautioned against serving rapini on a first date. — Michelle Huneven, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026

Danny Boy serves signature sandwiches, including meatball and rapini, chicken salad, and the Timmy Ray with roast beef, giardiniera and aioli. — Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025

Those experiences include tableside pours of warm polenta, paired with meatballs, sweet Italian sausage, spinach and rapini. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian rapini, plural of rapino, diminutive of rapo turnip, from Latin rapum — more at rape entry 3

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rapini

• acini
• aldine
• amine
• arsine
• carinii
• cosine
• delphine
• domine
• latine
• ovine
• pennine
• porcine