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beany en · ADJ

Etymology

From bean + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of beans.
   • He kept whoever it was waiting while he wiped up the beany mess. 1977, Pat Flower, Cobweb:
   • Some producers even add powdered soymilk or soy flour, but the latter can give an objectionable beany flavor. 1985, William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi, Tofutti and Other Soy Ice Creams, page 221:
   • the little plates / in the sink / and the big spoon / and the baked beany pan 1988, Angie Gilligan, “Household Dilemma”, in The New British Poetry 1968-88:
   • Those who like the beany taste in baked beans, will like the Pea bean better than the Blue Pod […] 1863, The country gentleman, volume 21, page 331:

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