broccolini
English
Etymology
From a trademark, presumably intended as a diminutive of broccoli, 1998. The original Japanese designation is ブロッコリーニ (“broccoli two”) or aspabroc, blend of asparagus and broccoli.
Noun
broccolini (uncountable)
- A green vegetable similar to broccoli but with smaller florets and long thin stalks; a cross between broccoli and kai-lan (Chinese broccoli).
- 2007 September 19, Stephanie Russell, “What’s on Tonight”, in New York Times:
- 10 P.M. (Bravo) TOP CHEF C. J. is gone after he served what Tom Colicchio called the worst dish in the three seasons of the show, an admittedly gross-looking broccolini.
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Synonyms
- (hybrid of broccoli): asparation, baby broccoli, broccolette, broccoletti, tenderstem
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