Human Shield (1893); Broccoli Rabe (1928); Snail Salad

[James Smith]

So broccoli rabe and broccoli di rape are turnip
greens?

JIM

--- Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU> wrote:
> >In a message dated 1/27/03 8:10:54 PM,
> funex79 at SLONET.ORG writes:
> >
> ><< Isn't broccoli rabe the same thing as broccoli
> rape of which there are many
> >
> >cites in google?
> >
> >  >>
> >
> >Yes. "Rape" means "turnips" in Italian. The proper
> Italian term is "Broccoli
> >di rape".
>
> Right, from the Latin _(brassica) rapa_--all that is
> actually given
> in the AHD4 entry I posted earlier.  Of course the
> Italian "rape" is
> bisyllabic.
>
> >I believe "Broccoli rabe" is a variation based in
> southern
> >dialects,and it probably gained currency in English
> because of the
> >uncomfortable association with the word "rape" --
> probably the same reason
> >"rapeseed oil" is now called "canola oil."
> >
> >Steve Boatti


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James D. SMITH                 |If history teaches anything
South SLC, UT                  |it is that we will be sued
jsmithjamessmith at yahoo.com     |whether we act quickly and decisively
                               |or slowly and cautiously.

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