cannellini

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noun

A type of white kidney bean used in Italian cooking.

OriginItalian cannellini →
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Meanings

nouncannellini (plural cannellinis)

plural cannellinis

  1. A type of white kidney bean used in Italian cooking.

    They are cannellini beans, not cannelloni beans.

    2007 January 24, “Correction: An Italian Spot, Larded With Drive”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Italiancannellini
  2. Englishcannellini

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

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APA

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

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“cannellini.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannellini. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cannellini,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannellini.

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