What does haricot in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word haricot in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use haricot in French.

The word haricot in French means bean, kidney dish, traffic island, stew, get on 's nerves, annoy the hell out of, yellow French bean, haricot bean, Lima bean, sea thong, thongweed, sea spaghetti, mungo bean, runner bean, kidney bean, stringless green bean, jumping bean, dry bean, dried bean, green bean, French bean, Jack and the Beanstalk. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word haricot

bean

nom masculin (légume sec) (pulse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les haricots sont la base du cassoulet.
Beans are the base of a cassoulet.

kidney dish

nom masculin (bassine, crachoir) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les infirmières se servent souvent de haricots.
Nurses often use kidney dishes.

traffic island

nom masculin (circulation (terre-plein)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les haricots canalisent la circulation des carrefours dangereux.
Traffic islands channel traffic at dangerous junctions.

stew

nom masculin (cuisine (navarin, ragoût)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce midi nous avons mangé un haricot de mouton.
We ate mutton stew for lunch today.

get on 's nerves, annoy the hell out of

locution verbale (familier (énerver, agacer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Lui, il commence vraiment à me courir sur le haricot avec toutes ses leçons de morale !

yellow French bean

nom masculin (haricot jaune)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

haricot bean

nom masculin (légumineuse) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet hiver, maman prépara une soupe de haricots blancs.

Lima bean

nom masculin (légumineuse) (legume)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sea thong, thongweed, sea spaghetti

nom masculin (type d'algue brune) (seaweed)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mungo bean

nom masculin (soja vert)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cuisine asiatique est friande de haricots mungo.

runner bean

nom masculin (type de haricot)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

kidney bean

nom masculin (type de haricot)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chili con carne se prépare avec des haricots rouges.

stringless green bean

nom masculin (haricot non filandreux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

jumping bean

nom masculin (graine d'euphorbe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un papillon de nuit fait ses œufs dans les graines d'euphorbe ; quand la chenille essaie de sortir elle fait parfois sauter la graine ce qui donne un haricot-sauteur !

dry bean, dried bean

nom masculin (graine de haricot) (legume)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On utilise des haricots secs pour faire du cassoulet.

green bean, French bean

nom masculin (légume vert)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'adore les haricots verts en salade.
I love green beans in salads.

Jack and the Beanstalk

nom propre (conte enfantin) (fairy tale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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