white bean

noun

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

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The team incorporates ingredients grown right on the grounds for dishes like paella with white beans and mushrooms and alcapurrias (fritters) that more than justify the hour-long drive from San Juan. Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025 Shuffling through the line, Morales filled a deep plastic bowl with sausage and white bean stew. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025 This hearty, garlicky white bean soup is just the answer. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025 Past soups include kale, white bean and kohlrabi soup, creamy parsnip soup, and roasted tomato and leeks soup. Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for white bean 

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

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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 1 Feb. 2025.

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