haricot

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Soak some white haricot-beans over night, or stew them till tender in some weak stock.

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  1. noun The edible pod or seed of any of several beans, especially the kidney bean.
  2. noun A highly seasoned mutton or lamb stew with vegetables.

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  1. French, possibly alteration (influenced by French haricot, stew) of Nahuatl ayacotli.
  2. French, from Old French hericot, hericoq, possibly from harigoter, to cut into pieces, probably of Germanic origin.

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  1. from French haricot, a ragout of mutton, etc., also (in modern use) the kidney-bean (apparently because used in such ragouts), from Old French herigote. Cf. Old French harligote, a piece, morsel. Origin unknown.
 

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/ˈhærɪkoʊ/
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