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
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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
This luxurious buttermilk-based ice cream is studded with adzuki red beans, which are at once nutty and syrupy.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2021
In a saucepan, boil the adzuki beans for about 20 minutes.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2019
That party kicks off with a bread service that doubles as an amuse bouche: bites of agedashi tofu come with warm adzuki buns and savory nori crackers.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2018
We ended up with more of the chewy exterior than the adzuki bean filling, so I took the extra dduk and made it long and stringy.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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