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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Fresh green soybeans, typically prepared by boiling in salted water.

Wiktionary

  1. n. fresh green soybeans boiled as a vegetable

Etymologies

  1. Japanese : eda, twig, branch + mame, bean.

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  • yarb I love edamame. The way I was taught is to shell it with your tongue and the roof of your mouth, and just let the beans drop. Nov 21, 2007

  • uselessness And it's so tasty too! Nov 21, 2007

  • bilby If you just love shelling peas and can't get your fix, edamame will save the day. Nov 20, 2007

‘edamame’ has been looked up 1238 times, loved by 1 person, added to 20 lists, commented on 3 times, and is not a valid Scrabble word.