black bean

noun

1

: a black kidney bean commonly used in Latin American cuisine

2

: a black soybean commonly used usually fermented in east Asian cuisine

Examples of black bean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is then joined by as many as six food extracts, all of which are dear to K-Beauty; these include black rice, black bean and pepper seeds—adding important nutrient components that improve the overall health of skin and hair. —Alice Nardiotti, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025

Named after the markets of Brazil, the Market Table is way beyond an average salad bar, featuring a rotating offering of specialty salads, seasonal recipes, cheese and charcuterie, smoked salmon and a black bean stew with sausage. —Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025

But as Choi pointed out, one of the restaurant’s notable dishes, noodles in a black bean sauce called jjajangmyeon, is actually a Korean Chinese dish created by Chinese immigrants to Korea. —Sara Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025

For me, those staples include homemade bolognese, soup, stock, and sourdough in the freezer; pasta, rice, and a few cans of black beans and chickpeas in the pantry; and bouillon, lemons, dijon mustard, cheese, and of course, pickled red onions in the fridge. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for black bean

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• amine
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between

Kids Definition

black bean

noun

1

: a black kidney bean commonly used in Latin American cooking

2

: a black soybean commonly used usually fermented in east Asian cooking