haricot

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhæɹ.ɪ.kəʊ/, /ˈɑːɹ.ɪ.kəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhæɹ.ɪ.koʊ/, /ˈɑːɹ.ɪ.koʊ/, /ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.koʊ/

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Probably ultimately from Classical Nahuatl ayecotli, with the spelling influenced by haricot (“stew”).

haricot (plural haricots)

1. A common bean.

• common bean

• haricot bean

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.

haricot (plural haricots)

1. A stew of lamb and vegetables.

• Torahic, Torchia, chariot

In the sense 'stew', from Middle French haricot, a deverbal derivation of Old French harigoter (“to 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”). More at harry.

In the sense 'bean', etymology uncertain. Influenced in form by the 'stew' word, if not originally identical to it; in that case possibly from Mexican Spanish ayacotli, ayacote, or possibly from Calicut.

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /a.ʁi.ko/

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): /za.ɾi.ko/
• Rhymes: -o
• Homophone: haricots

haricot m (plural haricots)

1. (vegetable) bean, green bean
2. a stew of lamb and vegetables

• fève (bean)

• “haricot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “haricot” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “haricot” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.

• chariot, torchai

Borrowed from French haricot.

haricot m (plural haricots)

1. (Jersey) bean