Pronunciation: ˌ ka-n ə - ' l ē -n ē -
Function: noun
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
Date: 1967
: a usually large white kidney bean ― called also cannellini