Bean: meaning, definitions and examples
๐ฑ
bean
[ biหn ]
food
An edible seed, typically kidney-shaped, growing in long pods on certain leguminous plants.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She cooked a delicious bean soup for dinner.
- He ordered a salad with mixed beans as a side dish.
slang
A person's head.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He knocked him on the bean with a baseball bat.
- She bumped her bean on the low doorway.
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:
๐ต๐น feijรฃo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเฅเคฎ
๐ฉ๐ช Bohne
๐ฎ๐ฉ kacang
๐บ๐ฆ ะบะฒะฐัะพะปั
๐ต๐ฑ fasola
๐ฏ๐ต ่ฑ (ใพใ)
๐ซ๐ท haricot
๐ช๐ธ frijol
๐น๐ท fasulye
๐ฐ๐ท ์ฝฉ
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุงุตูููุง
๐จ๐ฟ fazole
๐ธ๐ฐ fazuฤพa
๐จ๐ณ ่ฑๅญ (dรฒuzi)
๐ธ๐ฎ fiลพol
๐ฎ๐ธ baun
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑาฑััะฐา
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ lobya
๐ฒ๐ฝ frijol
Word origin
The word 'bean' originated from Old English 'bean' or 'bฤan', 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.