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edamame

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɛdəˈmɑːmeɪ/
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noun

Meaning 1

Fresh green soybeans boiled as a vegetable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 枝(えだ)豆(まめ) (edamame, literally “stem beans”).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: зеле́на со́я (zeléna sója) — green soybeans
  • Chinese Cantonese: 毛豆 — green soybeans
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毛豆 (máodòu) — green soybeans
  • Esperanto: edamameo — green soybeans
  • Finnish: edamame — green soybeans
  • French: edamame — green soybeans
  • German: Edamame — green soybeans
  • Indonesian: edamame — green soybeans
  • Italian: edamame — green soybeans
  • Japanese: 枝豆 (edamame) — green soybeans
  • Korean: 풋콩 (putkong) — green soybeans
  • Marathi: एदामामे (edāmāme) — green soybeans
  • Polish: edamame — green soybeans
  • Portuguese: edamame — green soybeans
  • Russian: эдама́ме (edamámɛ) — green soybeans
  • Spanish: edamame — green soybeans
  • Spanish: xpelón de soya — green soybeans
  • Spanish: xpelón de soja — green soybeans
  • Thai: ถั่วแระ — green soybeans