haricot

[ har-uh-koh ]

/ ˈhær əˌkoʊ /

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noun

any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.

the seed or unripe pod of any of these plants, eaten as a vegetable.

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Origin of haricot

1605–15; <French, earlier feve d'aricot., perhaps ultimately <Nahuatl ayacohtli, ayecohtli bean, but influenced by haricot stew (see haricot²), in which such beans can be an ingredient

Words nearby haricot

harewood, Harewood House, Harfleur, Hargeisa, Hargreaves, haricot, haricot vert, Haridwar, Harijan, hari-kari, Haringey

Other definitions for haricot (2 of 2)

haricot²

[ har-uh-koh ]

/ ˈhær əˌkoʊ /

noun

a stew of lamb or mutton with turnips and potatoes.

Also halicot.

Origin of haricot

1605–15; <French; Middle French hericot (de mouton), probably noun derivative (perhaps influenced by écot lopped branch) of Old French harigoter to tear into scraps, perhaps derivative, with v. suffix -oter, of Old Low Franconian *hariôn to fight, make war on (see harry)

How to use haricot in a sentence

If you had supped with me, your meal had been a mess of haricot, washed down with the light wines of the "Pays Latin.'"
Gerald Fitzgerald|Charles James Lever
Weigh out 250 grammes haricot beans and add to the water in the flask.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Weigh out 250 grammes haricot beans, place in the flask with the agar mixture.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
We added to this some haricot beans, with butter and sweet herbs, and a dish of young potatoes.
The Chaplain of the Fleet|Walter Besant and James Rice

The cooks are in a very bad temper because the haricot beans, defying all efforts and coaxings, remain obdurately hard.
'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914|Maurice Genevoix

British Dictionary definitions for haricot

haricot

/ (ˈhærɪkəʊ) /

noun

a variety of French bean with light-coloured edible seeds, which can be dried and stored

another name for French bean

the seed or pod of any of these plants, eaten as a vegetable

Word Origin for haricot

C17: from French, perhaps from Nahuatl ayecotli

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