white bean

noun

: a white kidney bean (such as a cannellini bean)

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Here, travelers pressed for time can grab everything from water and coffee to a fruit cup, cauliflower wrap, or a white bean chickpea salad. Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2025 The dish, which features white beans, chickpeas, and peppers, has racked up 12.5 million views on the social network so far and inspired a slew of spin-off recipes. Korin Miller, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2025 Revolution Winery & Kitchen 2831 S St. The restaurant is offering a beet salad or Tuscan white bean and kale soup as its first course. Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025 With rotisserie chicken, butternut squash, chickpeas and white beans (duh!), walnuts and more toppings, this DBS is meant for any time of the day. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for white bean

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of white bean was in 1763

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“White bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20bean. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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