cannellini bean

[ kan-l-ee-nee; Italian kah-nel-lee-nee ]

noun

1. a medium-sized, white, oval bean with a thin skin and mild flavor.

cannellini bean

/ ˌkænɪˈlɪːnɪ /

noun

1. a cream-coloured, kidney-shaped bean with a mild flavour

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannellini bean¹

First recorded in 1965-70; from Italian cannellini, plural of cannellino, a kind of hard candy, variety of white bean resembling the candy, probably from cannella “cinnamon,” used to flavor the candy, or from Italian cannellini, plural of cannellino , diminutive of cannello “little tube,” diminutive of canna “reed, stalk,” from Latin canna “reed”; cane ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannellini bean¹

Italian: small tubes

Example Sentences

There was escarole and cannellini bean soup.

From Salon

Snack: Cannellini bean dip with red pepper sticks.

From The Guardian

I’m looking forward to roasted cod with cannellini bean ragout and pesto.

From Washington Times

The tuna salad gets fancied up as an open-faced sandwich, with a cannellini bean spread, salty capers, oil-packed tuna and a soft-boiled egg for a brie-cheese-like texture atop a crunchy rye toast.

From Seattle Times

“I ran to my kitchen to whip up a batch of cannellini bean fluff, the closest thing to chickpeas I had on hand,” she recalls.

From Washington Post