cannellini bean

[kan-l-ee-nee; It. kah-nel-lee-nee]

can·nel·li·ni bean

[kan-l-ee-nee; It. kah-nel-lee-nee]
noun
a medium-sized, white, oval bean with a thin skin and mild flavor.
Also called can·nel·li·ni, white kidney bean.
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Cannellini bean has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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cannellini bean (ˌkænɪˈlɪːnɪ)
 
n
a cream-coloured, kidney-shaped bean with a mild flavour
 
[Italian: small tubes]

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