broccolini; baby broccoli; tenderstem broccoli
A hybrid vegetable resembling broccoli with long, tender stems. The Japanese name is a wasei-eigo blend of English 'stick' and Spanish 'señor'.
from English stick · from Spanish señor
I often see broccolini at the supermarket these days.
Broccolini becomes sweeter when boiled.
Variant with a middle dot; less common but still seen.
Wasei-eigo from English 'stick' and Spanish 'señor', likely coined for marketing the vegetable in Japan.