white bean

noun

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

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Recipe Tips And Variations From The Southern Living Test Kitchen To thicken your soup, mash some of the white beans into the soup. Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025 There are noodles, collard greens, white beans and andouille sausage, which sizzles and gives off its smoke and spice to all that stuff. Ali Slagle, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Overall, using white beans is more nutritious than using flour. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024 Pureed carrots and chile flakes enrich the broth of this tortellini and white bean soup. Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 31 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 20 Jan. 2025.

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