adzuki
Americannoun
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adzuki
plural
noun
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a leguminous plant, Phaseolus angularis, that has yellow flowers and pods containing edible brown seeds; widely cultivated as a food crop in China and Japan
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the seed of this plant
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of adzuki
adzuki, from Japanese: red bean
Example Sentences
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The little pieces of art are created from ingredients like sticky rice or adzuki beans pounded into paste.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
The namesake matcha is grassy and bitter, but not too bitter, and pairs well with the optional glob of sweet adzuki bean you can add to the taiyaki cones.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
This luxurious buttermilk-based ice cream is studded with adzuki red beans, which are at once nutty and syrupy.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2021
We would have that for brunch on Saturday, made with tinned adzuki beans, fried onions and lots of green chillies, fresh coriander, fresh tomatoes – and the xaawash spice mix.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2019
Jomon sites often contain remains of edible plants that are native to Japan as wild species but are also grown as crops today, including adzuki bean, mung bean, and barnyard millet.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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