haricot

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[ har-uh-koh ]

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

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

Origin of haricot

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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

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haricot2
[ har-uh-koh ]

noun
  1. a stew of lamb or mutton with turnips and potatoes.

Origin of haricot

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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)

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haricot

/ (ˈhærɪkəʊ) /


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

  2. another name for French bean

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

Origin of haricot

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C17: from French, perhaps from Nahuatl ayecotli

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