Phrase guide

French bean

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A haricot bean or kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of French bean

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, uncommon

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

very small and slender green bean

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: haricot vert, haricots verts

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: green bean

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: зелен фасул (zelen fasul) — haricot bean
  • Burmese: ဗိုလ်စားပဲ (builca:pai:) — haricot bean
  • French: haricot vert — haricot bean
  • Irish: pónaire Fhrancach — haricot bean
  • Italian: fagiolino — haricot bean
  • Latin: phasēlus — haricot bean
  • Norman: pais d'mai — haricot bean
  • Polish: fasola szparagowa — haricot bean
  • Polish: fasolka szparagowa — haricot bean