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fresh bean

fresh bean

1 3.0
A young green bean eaten before it dries or hardens
  • noun
translation icon : frijol fresco
  • Today, fresh bean curd is both produced locally and imported.
  • fresh bean curd

Examples

  • Fresh bean-curd skin is also used to make sweet soup.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Soybean milk made in Canada is readily available in Hong Kong; so is fresh bean curd made in Tokyo.

    Academic text (2001)

  • In Japan, Korea, and Indonesia, such products as soy sauce, fresh bean curd, fermented bean curd, and fermented soybeans emerged as important elements in the local diet.

    Academic text (2001)

  • I love to add fresh beans to my salads for a crunchy texture.

  • The farmer's market was filled with fresh beans that looked so vibrant and green.

  • For a quick stir-fry, use fresh beans to add color and flavor to your dish.

Synonyms

shell bean
vsfresh bean
5.8

A bean plant grown for the seeds that people eat, picked when ripe but not dry

is picked earlier while still tender and moist before full ripeness

Antonyms

dried
1 1.0

Food like fruit or meat with most water removed to stop it going bad

How Ripe

dried
1 1.0
fresh bean
1 3.0
immature
15 3.0

Surface Forms

fresh bean singular
fresh beans plural

Morphology

fresh + bean

The meaning is directly compositional: the adjective 'fresh' (recently produced/unspoiled) modifies 'bean' (edible seed), yielding a bean that is recently harvested or not dried. This adjective+noun pattern is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common combination, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The noun fresh bean comes from the picture of a bean picked straight from the plant while it is fresh, soft, green and full of juice. So it means 'a bean that is eaten before it is fully ripe and dried'.