bean

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.
2. The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean, or garbanzo bean).
3. The edible seedpod of such a plant.
4. (broadly) The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such as a vanilla bean or (especially) a coffee bean.
5. (broadly) An object resembling a pea or bean in shape, often made from plastic or styrofoam and used in large numbers as packing material or as stuffing for beanbags and similar items.
6. (slang) The head or brain.
7. (slang) The human clitoris.
8. (endearing, often, slang) A person; especially, a baby.
9. (British, archaic, slang) A guinea coin or sovereign.
10. (British, slang) Money.
11. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of JavaBean.
12. (slang) Any form of tablet, especially benzedrine (benny).
13. (colloquial, in-plural) A toe bean.

Verb

To hit with a projectile, especially a deliberately aimed blow to the head.

Concepten

boon

veldboon

tuinboon

snijboon

sperzieboon

prinsessenboon

slaboon

kop

harses

suikerboon

knikker

herenboon

witte boon

prinsesseboon

Synoniemen

pea

kidney bean

haricot

beans

🫘

bean plant

edible bean

common bean

broad bean

legume

dome

noggin

peanut

noodle

nut

bonce

cowpeas

attic

grain

peas

soy

soybean

soy bean

spicule

string beans

green beans

French bean

red bean

string bean

pipe joint

dwarf bean

leguminous plant

adzuki bean

potato bean

wild bean

nozzle tip

pipe coupling

pipe junction

pipe connection

tube joint

pipe head

tube union

port fitting

ball

cannon ball

coupler

coupling

granule

groundnut

haricot bean

head

Vertalingen

haricot

Bohne

fagiolo

feijão

frijol

judía

φασόλι

alubia

fasulye

haba

فَاصُولِيَا

mongeta

fève

habichuela

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/biːn/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: bene

Overgenomen van Oudengels: bēan

Verwant aan Schots: bene

Verwant aan Fries: bean

Verwant aan Nederlands: boon

Verwant aan Duits: Bohne

Verwant aan Zweeds: böna

Verwant aan Deens: bønne

Verwant aan Noors: bønne

Verwant aan IJslands: baun

Verwant aan Latijn: faba

Verwant aan Russisch: боб

Verwant aan Servo-Kroatisch: бо̏б

In summary

From Middle English bene, from Old English bēan, from Proto-West Germanic *baunu, from Proto-Germanic *baunō (“bean”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ- (“bean”). Cognate with Scots bene, bein (“bean”), North Frisian buan (“bean”), Saterland Frisian Boone (“bean”), West Frisian bean, beanne (“bean”), Dutch boon (“bean”), German Bohne (“bean”), Luxembourgish Boun (“bean”), Danish bønne (“bean”), Faroese bøn, bøna (“bean”), Icelandic baun (“bean”), Norwegian Bokmål bønne (“bean”), Norwegian Nynorsk bauna, baune, bogna, bønne, Swedish böna (“bean”), Irish pónaire (“bean”), Manx poanrey (“bean”), Scottish Gaelic pònair (“bean”), Latin faba (“bean”), Russian боб (bob, “bean”), Serbo-Croatian бо̏б/bȍb. Doublet of fava.