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haricot¹

  • /ˈhæɹ.ɪ.kəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈɑːɹ.ɪ.kəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈhæɹ.ɪ.koʊ/ US
  • /ˈɑːɹ.ɪ.koʊ/ US
  • /ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.koʊ/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French haricot (“bean”).

noun haricots

  1. Synonym of common bean.

    Similar: common bean

haricot²

  • /ˈhæɹ.ɪ.kəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈɑːɹ.ɪ.kəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈhæɹ.ɪ.koʊ/ US
  • /ˈɑːɹ.ɪ.koʊ/ US
  • /ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.koʊ/ US

Where it comes from

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.

noun haricots

  1. A stew of lamb and vegetables.

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@misc{haricot_2026,
  title = {haricot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/haricot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}