Phrase guide

winged bean

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tropical legume of species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, having clusters of purple flowers and pods with four jagged wings

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: asparagus pea, Goa bean, Goa bean vine, Manila bean, winged pea

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: winged pea, goa bean, goa bean vine, Manila bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vine

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: paropagulong — legume
  • Burmese: ပဲစောင်းလျား (pai:caung:lya:) — legume
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四棱豆 (sìléngdòu) — legume
  • Finnish: siipipapu — legume
  • French: pois carré — legume
  • French: haricot ailé — legume
  • Hawaiian: palānaka — legume
  • Ilocano: pallang — legume
  • Indonesian: kecipir — legume
  • Indonesian: kacang botor — legume
  • Indonesian: kacang belimbing — legume
  • Japanese: 四角豆 (shikakumame) — legume
  • Khmer: ប្រពាយ (prɑɑpiəy) — legume
  • Malay: kacang botol — legume
  • Malayalam: ചതുരപ്പയർ (caturappayaṟ) — legume
  • Mizo: bepui pawr — legume
  • Sinhalese: දඹල (dambala) — legume
  • Sundanese: jaat — legume
  • Tagalog: cigarillas — legume
  • Tagalog: kalamismis — legume
  • Tamil: சிறகு அவரை (ciṟaku avarai) — legume
  • Ternate: biraro — legume
  • Thai: ถั่วพู (tùua-puu) — legume
  • Vietnamese: đậu rồng — legume
  • Waray-Waray: sigidilyas — legume