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noun 
  1. The large edible seed of plants of several genera of Fabaceae.
  2. The seed pod of plants of several genera of Fabaceae.
  3. A seed of coffee; coffee in the general.
  4. (British, slang, archaic) a guineau coin.
  5. (British, slang, usually in the negative) money.
I haven't got a .
Translations: 
  • Dutch: boon
  • French: haricot
  • German: Bohne , Bohnen
  • Italian: fagiolo
  • Spanish: haba , frijol , habichuela
verb (beans, beaning, beaned)
  1. To hit with a projectile, accurately.
The pitcher beaned the batter, rather than letting him hit another home run.
Etymology: From beneMiddle English, bene, from bÄan, bean, pea, legume, from Proto-Germanic
  • baunÅ, of unknown origin


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