Haricot
/ˈhæɹ.ɪ.koʊ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of common bean.
- 2 A stew of lamb and vegetables.
- 3 a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried wordnet
- 4 a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French haricot (“bean”).
Etymology 2
From French haricot, from Middle French haricot, a deverbal derivation of Old French harigoter (“to tear up, shred, slice up, slice into pieces”), from Frankish *hariōn (“to ruin, lay waste, ravage, plunder, destroy”), from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (“to plunder, lay waste, harry”). Cognate with Middle High German verheeren (“to harry”), Old English herġian (“to lay waste, ravage, plunder”). More at harry.