Definition of cipollini
plural cipollini
or cipolline
also cipollinis
: a type of small, somewhat flattened onion that has a thin skin and a sweet taste
- cipollini onions
- Add the cipollini to the pan, season with salt and pepper, and allow to caramelize evenly.
- —Wine Spectator, 30 June 2010
- Cipolline—which are showing up more and more in specialty produce markets—have a full, slightly sweet taste, and a firm-tender texture that's particularly good for pickling.
- —Gourmet, March 2004
- … roasted … monkfish with caramelized cipollinis and blood oranges.
- —Wine Spectator, 31 May 2006
