haricot

Everyday

1. A haricot (haricot bean) is a small white bean, the kind used to make baked beans. tree →
2. (French) «Haricot» is the French word for bean, as in «haricots verts» (green beans). tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life in the UK, Ireland and Australia, tinned baked beans are haricot beans in tomato sauce; in the US they are called navy beans. In science and food lessons, beans are seeds and a good source of protein and fibre. In cooking, French recipes use «haricots verts» for thin green beans. Say «HA-ri-koh»: the t is silent.

Examples

• Baked beans are made from haricot beans. tree →
• Soak the haricot beans in water overnight. tree →
• Haricot beans are full of protein. tree →
• In America, haricot beans are called navy beans. tree →
• Mum added haricots to the stew. tree →
• (French) «Haricots verts» are thin green beans. tree →

Note

The «t» is silent, as in French: «HA-ri-koh». Countable: haricots. It is a borrowed French word, used in English mostly as «haricot bean».