bean sprout

noun

A sprout of the mung bean.

“Bean sprouts are a nutritious vegetarian ingredient for stir-fry.”

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bean shoot
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Meanings

nounbean sprout (plural bean sprouts)

plural bean sprouts · alternative beansprout

  1. in pluralA sprout of the mung bean.

    Bean sprouts are a nutritious vegetarian ingredient for stir-fry.

  2. in pluralA sprout of the soybean.
  3. in pluralA sprout of any of several other species of bean.

    Synonyms: bean shoot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sprout of any of several other species of bean.

Similar
bean shoot
Also see
bean shoot

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 綠豆芽 /绿豆芽, 豆芽
  • 綠豆芽 /绿豆芽 (luk⁶ dau⁶ ngaa⁴)a sprout of the mung bean
  • 豆芽 (dau⁶ ngaa⁴)a sprout of the mung bean
  • 芽菜 (ngaa⁴ coi³)a sprout of the mung bean
Chinese Mandarin 綠豆芽 /绿豆芽, 豆芽
  • 綠豆芽 /绿豆芽 (lǜdòuyá)a sprout of the mung bean
  • 豆芽 (dòuyá)a sprout of the mung bean
Dutch taugé
  • taugéa sprout of the mung bean
French graine germée
  • graine germéea sprout of the mung bean
German Sprosse
  • Sprossea sprout of the mung bean
Indonesian tauge
  • taugea sprout of the mung bean
Irish péacán pónaire
  • péacán pónairea sprout of the mung bean
Japanese もやし
  • もやし (moyashi)a sprout of the mung bean
Korean 숙주나물, 콩나물
  • 숙주나물 (sukjunamul)a sprout of the mung bean
  • 콩나물 (kongnamul)a sprout of the soybean
Malay tauge, toge
  • taugea sprout of the mung bean
  • togea sprout of the mung bean
  • cambaha sprout of the mung bean
Māori pihi pīni
  • pihi pīnia sprout of the mung bean
Portuguese broto de feijão
  • broto de feijãoa sprout of the mung bean
Russian проро́сток
  • проро́сток (proróstok)a sprout of the mung bean
Spanish brote
  • brotea sprout of the mung bean
Swedish böngrodd
  • böngrodda sprout of the mung bean
Tagalog taugi, tawgi
  • taugia sprout of the mung bean
  • tawgia sprout of the mung bean
  • togea sprout of the mung bean
Thai ถั่วงอก, ถั่วงอกหัวโต
  • ถั่วงอก (tùua-ngɔ̂ɔk)a sprout of the mung bean
  • ถั่วงอกหัวโตa sprout of the soybean
  • ถั่วเหลืองงอกa sprout of the soybean
Vietnamese giá đỗ, giá
  • giá đỗa sprout of the mung bean
  • giáa sprout of the mung bean
Welsh eginyn ffeuen, eginyn ffeuen
  • eginyn ffeuena sprout of the mung bean
  • eginyn ffeuena sprout of the soybean
Cite this entry
APA

bean sprout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bean%20sprout

MLA

“bean sprout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bean%20sprout. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bean sprout,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bean%20sprout.

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