Etymology

rapini

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Today it means: A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. ruvo, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste. Full definition →

Italian rapini
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromrapini
  2. English todayrapini

From Italian rapini, diminutive of rapo, variant of rapa (“turnip”).

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