haricot vert

1 9.2

A thin small green bean often served in French food

noun
/ˌhærɪˈkoʊ vɛr/

: judía verde

The chef garnished the dish with fresh haricot verts and almonds.
haricot vert beans
green haricots verts
tiny haricots verts

Examples

I love to eat haricot verts in salads.
She prefers haricot vert because of their delicate texture and flavor.
We served steamed haricot verts alongside the roast chicken.
Have you ever tried haricot vert with garlic?
The chef prepared a gourmet dish featuring haricot verts sautéed in garlic and olive oil.
For a light salad, mix fresh haricot verts with cherry tomatoes and a drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette.
I ordered the grilled chicken served with haricot verts and a side of quinoa.

Synonyms

haricot

vsharicot vert

3 7.9

A bean often eaten as a green bean or a small dried bean

is the specific very small slender French type used as a vegetable

haricots verts

vsharicot vert

2 9.1

Thin green beans often served cooked as a vegetable

is the singular or alternative form for the same beans

French bean

vsharicot vert

1 2.1

A long thin green vegetable that people eat cooked or raw

is the very small French variety used especially in cuisine

flageolet

vsharicot vert

1 9.9

A small light green bean used in French cooking

is the fresh very slender form rather than the dried variety

green bean

vsharicot vert

Indian

1 1.0

A small round seed used in Asian cooking, often dried or soaked

is the narrow French slender variety rather than general mung seeds

How Thin

haricot vert

1 9.2

French bean

1 2.1

green bean

Indian

1 1.0

kidney bean

4 2.0

broad bean

1 2.4

Surface Forms

haricot vert singular

haricots verts plural

Morphology

haricot + vert

The meaning is directly compositional: haricot = bean and vert = green, so the phrase denotes a green (specifically small, slender) bean. Although it is a French loan used in culinary contexts, the constituent meanings transparently yield the overall sense, so a learner who knows both words can infer it.

Etymology

The noun haricot vert comes from French: haricot means 'bean' and vert means 'green'. Cooks used the name for a small, thin 'green bean', so in English haricot vert now means that delicate bean.