Bean: meaning, definitions and examples

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bean

[ biːn ]

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food

An edible seed, typically kidney-shaped, growing in long pods on certain leguminous plants.

Synonyms

legume, pulse, seed

Examples of usage

She cooked a delicious bean soup for dinner.
He ordered a salad with mixed beans as a side dish.

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slang

A person's head.

Synonyms

head, noggin, skull

Examples of usage

He knocked him on the bean with a baseball bat.
She bumped her bean on the low doorway.

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informal

An individual coffee bean.

Synonyms

coffee bean, java bean

Examples of usage

She prefers to grind her own beans for coffee.
He bought a bag of premium quality coffee beans.

Translations

Translations of the word "bean" in other languages:

🇵🇹 feijão

🇮🇳 सेम

🇩🇪 Bohne

🇮🇩 kacang

🇺🇦 квасоля

🇵🇱 fasola

🇯🇵 豆 (まめ)

🇫🇷 haricot

🇪🇸 frijol

🇹🇷 fasulye

🇰🇷 콩

🇸🇦 فاصوليا

🇨🇿 fazole

🇸🇰 fazuľa

🇨🇳 豆子 (dòuzi)

🇸🇮 fižol

🇮🇸 baun

🇰🇿 бұршақ

🇬🇪 ლობიო

🇦🇿 lobya

🇲🇽 frijol

Word origin

The word 'bean' originated from Old English 'bean' or 'bēan', which is of Germanic origin. The word has been used to refer to the edible seed from leguminous plants for centuries. In slang, 'bean' has been used to refer to a person's head since the early 20th century. The term 'bean' for an individual coffee bean became popular in the coffee industry in the 19th century.