white bean

noun

: a white kidney bean (such as a cannellini bean)

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With rotisserie chicken, butternut squash, chickpeas and white beans (duh!), walnuts and more toppings, this DBS is meant for any time of the day. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025 Toss white beans into a minestrone soup, steam edamame for a quick snack or purée some chickpeas to make hummus. Alice Callahan, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 Most restaurants in Toulouse have cassoulet on the menu, a famous regional stew typically consisting of white beans, pork, and duck. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2025 Even the event — during which humble dishes like white bean soup and braised kojinut squash cooked with local ingredients were served — kept a low profile and did not have a photographer shooting publicity and marketing images. Thessaly La Force, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for white bean

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of white bean was in 1763

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“White bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20bean. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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