broccolini

Meaning

Noun

• A green vegetable similar to broccoli but with smaller florets and long thin stalks; a cross between broccoli and kai-lan (Chinese broccoli).

Related

Similar words

• asparation, baby broccoli, broccolette, broccoletti, tenderstem

Origin

• From a trademark, presumably intended as a diminutive of broccoli, 1998. The original Japanese designation is ブロッコリーニ or aspabroc, blend of asparagus and broccoli.