bean
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Pronunciation[change]
- enPR: bēn, IPA (key): /biːn/
- SAMPA: /bi:n/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophone(s): been (in certain dialects)
Noun[change]
- Beans are the seeds of one family of plants that people often cook and eat.
- Put the dried beans in water overnight. They should be soft and ready to cook in the morning.
- A bean-like seed of some other plants, especially coffee.
- Although the beans from a single coffee may be sold unblended, in many cases, after roasting, beans from several different origins are combined to balance flavor[1]
- ↑ Antol N. Confessions of a coffee bean:The complete guide to coffee cuisine