adzuki

American  

[ad-zoo-kee] / ædˈzu ki /

noun

• adzuki
  plural

1. adzuki bean.

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adzuki British  

/ əˈduːkɪ, ædˈzuːkɪ /

noun

1. 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

2. the seed of this plant

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• adzuki
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of adzuki

adzuki, from Japanese: red bean

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Example Sentences

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adzuki

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

Those two reflect a kind of Chinese take on the dish, while the Little Tokyo skews Japanese, with vanilla snow, jasmine milk, adzuki beans, mochi, coconut flakes and green tea ice cream.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2015

I told him yes anyway, I really wanted to make it, so we drove all the way to the Asian supermarket to get adzuki beans and sesame oil.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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