borlotti
noun
bor·lot·ti ˌbȯr-ˈlä-tē 
variants or borlotti bean
plural borlotti or borlotti beans also borlottis
: cranberry bean
This store stocks a great variety of dried beans, from borlotti to garbanzos.
David Rosengarten, Wine Spectator, 28 Feb. 1995
David Rosengarten, Wine Spectator, 28 Feb. 1995Ask for cannellini or borlotti beans. The latter are fat, round, pinkish-brown in colour. Elizabeth David, Italian Food, 1974
Elizabeth David, Italian Food, 1974
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Italian, plural of borlotto, Tuscanized form of Upper Italian (Lombardy) borlòt, derivative of a phonesthemic base borl- denoting round objects (as in Ticino dialect borlott "haystack, ball of wool, small, plump person or animal")
First Known Use
1932, in the meaning defined above