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Examples of turtle bean in a Sentence
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Especially since this basic recipe works for so many kinds, from red beans to white cannellini to black turtle beans.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2020
Black: Also known as turtle beans, these full-flavored beans are classic in Latin American cooking, usually for soups and stews.
—Melissa Clark, NYT Cooking, 13 Mar. 2018
Throughout the Caribbean and Central America, beans and rice (or rice with beans) is made with pigeon peas, red beans or black turtle beans, to name a few.
—David Tanis, The Seattle Times, 7 Jan. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1923, in the meaning defined above
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“Turtle bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turtle%20bean. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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