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haricot

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har·i·cot 1  (hr-k)
n.
The edible pod or seed of any of several beans, especially the kidney bean.

[French, possibly alteration (influenced by French haricot, stew) of Nahuatl ayacotli.]

har·i·cot 2  (hr-k)
n.
A highly seasoned mutton or lamb stew with vegetables.

[French, from Old French hericot, hericoq, possibly from harigoter, to cut into pieces, probably of Germanic origin.]

haricot [ˈhærɪkəʊ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a variety of French bean with light-coloured edible seeds, which can be dried and stored
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for French bean
3. (Cookery) the seed or pod of any of these plants, eaten as a vegetable
[from French, perhaps from Nahuatl ayecotli]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.haricotharicot - a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans
green bean - a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods
2.haricot - a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried
common bean - any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried
Translations
haricot [ˈhærɪkəʊ] N (also haricot bean) → frijol m, judía f blanca(Sp)
haricot
n haricot (bean)Gartenbohne f
haricot [ˈhærɪkəʊ] n (also haricot bean) → fagiolo bianco
haricot [ˈhærɪkəʊ] n (also haricot bean) → fagiolo bianco


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Bottled beer stood under a shelf, and there were two bags of haricot beans and some limp lettuces.
In the place of the fowl a dish of haricot beans made its appearance--an enormous dish in which some bones of mutton that at first sight one might have believed to have some meat on them pretended to show themselves.
IT was two o'clock when I returned to my lodgings; my dinner, just brought in from a neighbouring hotel, smoked on the table; I sat down thinking to eat--had the plate been heaped with potsherds and broken glass, instead of boiled beef and haricots, I could not have made a more signal failure: appetite had forsaken me.
 
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