Beans in French 🇫🇷

Haricots

Some beans like soybeans have what looks like a “hairy coat” when harvested.

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haricots info.

Tips to remember the French word “haricots”:
1. Associate “haricots” with “hearty-coats,” imagining beans wearing little warm coats, as they can be a hearty meal.
2. Link it to the fairy tale “Jack and the Beanstalk” (les haricots magiques in French), as “haricots” sounds like the beans Jack might grow.
3. Remember that “haricots verts” are green beans, which directly translates to “green beans” in English.

Explanations:
“Haricots” is the plural form of “haricot” in French, which means “bean.” It is used to refer to various kinds of beans, generally legumes that are harvested and dried before consumption.

Other words that mean the same thing:
In the context of food and legumes, “légumineuses” is a broader term in French that can include beans as part of the legume family.

Alternate meanings like slang:
As far as common usage goes, “haricots” doesn’t typically have slang applications and is mainly used in a culinary context. However, just like in English, individual types of beans might have unique cultural or slang implications depending on the region and context.

Examples of sentences that use “haricots”:
1. J’ai préparé une salade avec des haricots rouges et des poivrons. (I prepared a salad with red beans and bell peppers.)
2. Pour le dîner, nous aurons des haricots verts à la vapeur. (For dinner, we will have steamed green beans.)
3. Les haricots sont une excellente source de protéines pour les végétariens. (Beans are an excellent source of protein for vegetarians.)

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