butterbean

1 2.6

A small flat bean with a mild taste used as a vegetable

noun
/ˈbʌtərˌbiːn/

: frijol mantequilla

♪ Oh... ♪ -Hey there, butterbean.
cornbread and butterbeans

Examples

- Maybe even Butterbean.

Molly's Game (2017)
Hey, butterbean.

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
And by knockout in the first round... new champion, Butterbean!

Jackass: The Movie (2002)
-Hey, butterbean.

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
Butterbean.

Mo' Better Blues (1990)
He came to see me on a Saturday afternoon while I was pulling the last of my butterbeans.

Fiction book (1994)
What's so funny, Butterbean?

The Three Stooges (2012)
It could be an imaginary butterbean, lemon squeeze...

Easy A (2010)
Bucket in hand, he passes the rail fence on his way to the garden to pick snaps and butterbeans.

Fiction book (1992)
A typical summer meal included fried fish, tomatoes, green beans or butterbeans, and turnip greens.

Synonyms

lima bean

vsbutterbean

9 2.5

A flat pale green or white bean that people cook and eat

is the milder-flavored cooked vegetable form similar to that species

butter bean

vsbutterbean

1 2.0

A plant that makes large flat beans people cook and eat

is described for its mild taste and use as a cooked vegetable

sieva bean

vsbutterbean

6.9

A small flat green bean or the plant that grows it eaten as food

is the culinary vegetable version noted for a mild flavor

civet bean

vsbutterbean

9.3

A small flat green bean like a lima bean used for food

is the commonly used cooked vegetable with a mild, bland taste

butter-bean plant

vsbutterbean

4.5

A bush that grows small flat beans you can eat, often served as a vegetable

is the edible seed used in cooking, noted for a mild flavor

Surface Forms

butterbean singular

butterbeans plural

Morphology

butterbean = butter + bean (transparent) = butter + bean

A clear compound: the word names a type of bean associated with a buttery taste or texture and learners can infer it denotes a kind of bean.

Etymology

Butterbean joins butter and bean because these beans have a soft, 'creamy' texture and a pale color like butter. So, the name helps you remember that butterbean means a mild, soft bean often cooked and eaten like a vegetable.