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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024har•i•cot1 (har′ə kō′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Phaseolus, esp. P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- Plant Biologythe seed or unripe pod of any of these plants, eaten as a vegetable.
- Nahuatl ayacohtli, ayecohtli bean, but influenced by haricot stew (see haricot2), in which such beans can be an ingredient
- French, earlier feve d'aricot., perh. ultimately
- 1605–15
har•i•cot2 (har′ə kō′),USA pronunciation n. - Fooda stew of lamb or mutton with turnips and potatoes.
Also, halicot. - French; Middle French hericot (de mouton), probably noun, nominal derivative (perh. influenced by écot lopped branch) of Old French harigoter to tear into scraps, perh. derivative, with verb, verbal suffix -oter, of Old Low Franconian *hariôn to fight, make war on (see harry)
- 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: haricot /ˈhærɪkəʊ/ n - a variety of French bean with light-coloured edible seeds, which can be dried and stored
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, perhaps from Nahuatl ayecotli |