cannellini bean

noun

can·​nel·​li·​ni bean ˌka-nə-ˈlē-nē- How to pronounce cannellini bean (audio)
: a usually large white kidney bean

called also cannellini

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March’s dinner is roasted pork loan with cannellini bean ragu and honey cornbread. — Pamela Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025 Here goes: Spanish charcuterie and cheeses, cannellini bean salad, roasted beet salad and vegan olive oil shortbread with blood orange glaze. — Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2023 There was this cannellini bean dish. — Wired Staff, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2022 Course 5: Braised-beef short rib, cannellini bean and white truffle puree. — Marc Bona, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022 Recent dishes have included burrata with zucchini, pine nuts, basil, and mint or sea trout with cannellini bean puree, roasted tomatoes, and garlic breadcrumbs. — Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2021 Add asparagus, green beans, snap peas, and cannellini beans to soup and simmer until just tender, 4 minutes. — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 30 Apr. 2020 Add the cannellini beans, the celery (and leaves if using), red onion or scallions, Italian parsley and toss gently to combine. — Tina Danze, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2020

Word History

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

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cannellini bean was in 1955

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“Cannellini bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannellini%20bean. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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