edamame
noun
ed·a·ma·me
ˌe-də-ˈmä-mā 
plural edamame also edamames
: immature green soybeans usually in the pod
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Legumes and Pulses Legumes and pulses include beans, chickpeas, peas, lentils, soybeans, peanuts, edamame, green beans, and fresh peas.
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Come home and have dinner of frozen blueberries, yogurt, protein powder, and some edamame.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 25 Aug. 2025
Or try the takikomi gohan — a hot stone pot of crispy rice flecked with roasted mushrooms, edamame and sweet pea shoots and sauced with black garlic oil and a glossy egg yolk.
—Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
While this recommendation might be a little surprising, Garay insists that her four kids love eating steamed edamame.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 19 Aug. 2025
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Come home and have dinner of frozen blueberries, yogurt, protein powder, and some edamame.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 25 Aug. 2025
Or try the takikomi gohan — a hot stone pot of crispy rice flecked with roasted mushrooms, edamame and sweet pea shoots and sauced with black garlic oil and a glossy egg yolk.
—Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
While this recommendation might be a little surprising, Garay insists that her four kids love eating steamed edamame.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for edamame
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“Edamame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edamame. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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