Meanings
haricot1
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nounSynonym of common bean.
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Origin
haricot · noun
- Frenchharicot
- Frenchharicot
- Englishharicot
Borrowed from French haricot (“bean”).
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Full word history & related roots →haricot · noun
- Proto-Germanic*harjōną“to plunder, lay waste, harry”
- Frankish*hariōn“to ruin, lay waste, ravage, plunder, destroy”
- Old Frenchharigoter“to tear up, shred, slice up, slice into pieces”
- Middle Frenchharicot
- Frenchharicot
- Englishharicot
From French haricot, from Middle French haricot, a deverbal derivation of Old French harigoter (“to tear up, shred, slice up, slice into pieces”), from Frankish *hariōn (“to ruin, lay waste, ravage, plunder, destroy”), from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (“to plunder, lay waste, harry”). Cognate with Middle High German verheeren (“to harry”), Old English herġian (“to lay waste, ravage, plunder”). More at harry.
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Polish gulasz jagnięcy z warzywami
- gulasz jagnięcy z warzywamia stew of lamb and vegetables
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haricot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haricot
“haricot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haricot. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haricot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haricot.
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