borlotti bean

noun

A kind of plump, creamy bean with variegated coloration, related to the kidney bean.

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borlotti
OriginItalian borlotto →
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Meanings

nounborlotti bean (plural borlotti beans)

plural borlotti beans

  1. A kind of plump, creamy bean with variegated coloration, related to the kidney bean.

    Just as good was a thick-cut pork chop, charcoal grilled with fennel seeds alongside braised borlotti beans.

    2011 December 18, Jay Rayner, “Restaurant review: Aurelia”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2022

    Synonyms: borlotti

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of plump, creamy bean with variegated coloration, related to the kidney bean.

Similar
borlotti
Also see
cranberry bean

Origin

  1. Italianborlotto
  2. Englishborlotti bean

Borrowed from Italian borlotto + bean.

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borlotti bean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borlotti%20bean

MLA

“borlotti bean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borlotti%20bean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “borlotti bean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borlotti%20bean.

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