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haricot vert

American  
[a-ree-koh ver] / a ri koʊ ˈvɛr /

noun

French.

PLURAL

haricots verts
  1. green bean.


Example Sentences

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His elegant “H”-line of 1954, for instance, was a nod to the humble haricot vert, or green bean.

From The Wall Street Journal

Menu items include avocado salad with haricot vert, shaved fennel and pepitas; quiche; and prosciutto Benedict.

From Los Angeles Times

The second course featured seared sea scallops and onion jam, atop tender fall greens, shaved beets, radishes, cucumbers and haricot vert.

From Washington Times

Additionally, the haricot vert, that slim French version of a bean, is too delicate to stand up to this assertive treatment.

From Washington Post