Phrase guide

kidney bean

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A common bean of a cultivar of (Phaseolus vulgaris), with a dark-red skin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: red bean

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large dark red bean; usually dried

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: common bean

3

noun

Meaning 3

the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: frijol, frijole

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: common bean, common bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: groshë — variety of common bean
  • Armenian: լոբի (lobi) — variety of common bean
  • Chinese Cantonese: 紅腰豆 /红腰豆 — variety of common bean
  • Chinese Mandarin: 菜豆 (càidòu) — variety of common bean
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四季豆 (sìjìdòu) — variety of common bean
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雲豆 /云豆 (yúndòu) — variety of common bean
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紅腰豆 /红腰豆 (hóngyāodòu) — variety of common bean
  • Danish: kidneybønne — variety of common bean
  • Dutch: kidneyboon — variety of common bean
  • Finnish: kidneypapu — variety of common bean
  • Finnish: munuaispapu — variety of common bean
  • French: haricot rouge — variety of common bean
  • Galician: faba roxa — variety of common bean
  • German: Kidneybohne — variety of common bean
  • Hanunoo: abitsuwilas — variety of common bean
  • Hindi: राजमा (rājmā) — variety of common bean
  • Hungarian: szárazbab — variety of common bean
  • Hungarian: vörös vesebab — variety of common bean
  • Hungarian: spanyolbab — variety of common bean
  • Hungarian: kidney bab — variety of common bean
  • Icelandic: nýrnabaun — variety of common bean
  • Irish: pónaire dhuánach — variety of common bean
  • Irish: pónaire fhada — variety of common bean
  • Latin: phasēlus — variety of common bean
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kidneybønne — variety of common bean
  • Portuguese: feijão vermelho — variety of common bean
  • Punjabi: ਰਾਜਮਾਂਹ (rājmā̃h) — variety of common bean
  • Russian: кра́сная фасо́ль (krásnaja fasólʹ) — variety of common bean
  • Spanish: alubias rojas — variety of common bean
  • Spanish: habichuelas rojas — variety of common bean
  • Spanish: porotos rojos — variety of common bean
  • Spanish: porotos colorados — variety of common bean
  • Swedish: kidneyböna — variety of common bean
  • Tagalog: abitsuwelas — variety of common bean
  • Thai: ถั่วแดง — variety of common bean
  • Turkish: Meksika fasulyesi — variety of common bean
  • Turkish: kırmızı fasulye — variety of common bean
  • Ukrainian: квасоля звичайна (kvasolja zvyčajna) — variety of common bean
  • Vietnamese: đậu thận — variety of common bean
  • Vietnamese: yêu đậu — variety of common bean
  • Vietnamese: đậu tây — variety of common bean
  • Welsh: ffa Ffrengig — variety of common bean