Example Sentences
Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2022
But many rapini fans skip the blanching and prefer the bolder, bitter flavor.
—Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2022
More than a dozen offerings from puttanesca to rapini are available.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 11 Mar. 2022
The prettiest pasta is beef-stuffed tortelli, dappled with an emulsion of smoked mozzarella and set on a grass-green puree of rapini.
—Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2021
Paired with nicely bitter rapini, the spreadable cured salami lends a delightful air of feisty unpredictability to quiche.
—Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 9 July 2021
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Word History
Italian rapini, plural of rapino, diminutive of rapo turnip, from Latin rapum — more at rape entry 3
1934, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near rapini
Cite this Entry
“Rapini.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapini. Accessed 2 Jun. 2023.
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