Etymology

cannellini

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Today it means: A type of white kidney bean used in Italian cooking. Full definition →

Italian cannellini
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromcannellini
  2. English todaycannellini

From Italian cannellini, diminutive of cannella (“cinnamon”), so named because of its resemblance to an Italian cinnamon candy

Words from the same roots

Italiancannellini all →

cannellini bean

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.