cannellini bean

cannellini bean
noun Etymology: Italian cannellini, plural of cannellino kind of hard candy, variety of white bean resembling the candy, probably from cannella cinnamon, literally, small tube, from Medieval Latin canella, diminutive of Latin canna Date: 1967 a usually large white kidney bean — called also cannellini

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  • cannellini bean — [kan΄ə lē′nē] n. pl. cannellini beans, cannellini a large white type of kidney bean, much used in Italian cooking * * * …   Universalium

  • cannellini bean — [kan΄ə lē′nē] n. pl. cannellini beans, cannellini a large white type of kidney bean, much used in Italian cooking …   English World dictionary

  • cannellini bean — noun also cannellini ˌkanəˈlēnē (plural cannellini also cannellinis) Etymology: Italian cannellini, plural of cannellino kind of hard candy, variety of white bean resembling the candy, probably from …   Useful english dictionary

  • cannellini bean — /kænəlini ˈbin/ (say kanuhleenee been) noun the white haricot bean, commonly used in Italian cuisine in soups and salads. Also, cannellini. {Italian cannellini literally, small tubes + bean} …  

  • cannellini bean — [ˌkanə li:ni] noun a kidney shaped bean of a medium sized creamy white variety. Origin Ital. cannellini, lit. small tubes …   English new terms dictionary

  • cannellini bean — noun a white kidney bean …   Wiktionary

  • cannellini — noun see cannellini bean …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cannellini — noun see cannellini bean …   Useful english dictionary

  • cannellini — noun A type of white bean used in Italian cooking …   Wiktionary

  • white bean — noun Date: 1763 a white kidney bean (as a cannellini bean) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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