bean sprout
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- noun
- /biːn spraʊt/
:
brote de frijol
- Thai Heaven's version was light and delicate, with the eggs, noodles, and bean sprouts.
- cup of bean sprouts
- crunchy bean sprouts
- fresh bean sprouts
And in some Asian cultures, they eat mung beans sprouts.
- And in some Asian cultures, they eat mung beans sprouts.
- Anyone ever had really old, really well sprouted bean sprouts before?
- You know, maybe have some mung bean sprouts and some miso soup or have some alfalfa sprouts on a sandwich.
Examples
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Stir in noodles and bean sprouts, and cook for 2 minutes.
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To cure a hangover, many eat a soup that is usually made with bean sprouts and dried pollack fish.
Blog text (15) -
I'll just take the... roast pork and bean sprouts, please.
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Dinner in first class will be bean sprouts and broccoli.
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Cook the mung bean sprouts in boiling water for about 2 minutes.
Blog text (12) -
Add the bean sprouts and cabbage and stir-fry until they wilt.
Academic text (1990) -
In a large bowl, combine the kimchi, bean sprouts, scallions, and meat with soy sauce and garlic, and mix well.
Blog text (12) -
Quickly blanch the remaining bean sprouts in boiling water, then add them.
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Arrange a handful of bean sprouts in each of 6 large, deep bowls.
Synonyms
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A young shoot on a plant that grows from a seed
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a young shoot that has sprouted from a bean' is directly and literally composed from 'bean' (the seed) + 'sprout' (a young shoot), so the sense is fully predictable. This simple noun–noun compound is cross-linguistically common and will be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Bean sprout is a literal name: it is the fresh young sprout that grows from a bean seed. That's why it means 'a young shoot from a bean' that people use as a crunchy vegetable in cooking.