haricot
noun
har·i·cot
ˈ(h)er-i-ˌkō 
ˈ(h)a-ri-
: a small, usually oval, creamy-white kidney bean : navy bean see also haricot vert
Examples of haricot in a Sentence
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Instead of using chickpeas in your hummus, use another white bean, such as cannellini or haricot.
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Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2021
Met Gala caterer Olivier Cheng conjured up a colorful menu: filet of beef with beet horseradish crema accompanied by tomato rye tartlets, haricot adorned with edible orange flowers, and an array of rainbow carrots.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 May 2019
Thus, there were no white-and-purple haricot beans.
—Lu Yang, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017
The shrimp fried rice was a terrific preparation, offering a surprising number of plump crustaceans and a welcome scattering of haricots verts as well as red cabbage, zucchini and scallions.
—Suzanne Loudermilk, baltimoresun.com, 11 Aug. 2017
Even though it was owned by a corporation rather than, for instance, a charming older couple named Jean-Pierre and Anouk who remembered which one of your children always ate all of his haricot verts, the eulogies were numerous.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2017
My impression of the salmon entree ($24) would have been vastly improved had the two bundles of haricot verts been removed.
—Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2017
Served on top of jasmine rice with haricot verts, the crispy bird is coated in aromatic vinegar-honey sauce that drips onto the rice.
—Eric Velasco, AL.com, 25 July 2017
French green beans, also called haricot verts, are sweeter still and harvested when smaller than a pinky finger and quite succulent.
—Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 18 July 2017
Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2021
Met Gala caterer Olivier Cheng conjured up a colorful menu: filet of beef with beet horseradish crema accompanied by tomato rye tartlets, haricot adorned with edible orange flowers, and an array of rainbow carrots.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 May 2019
Thus, there were no white-and-purple haricot beans.
—Lu Yang, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017
The shrimp fried rice was a terrific preparation, offering a surprising number of plump crustaceans and a welcome scattering of haricots verts as well as red cabbage, zucchini and scallions.
—Suzanne Loudermilk, baltimoresun.com, 11 Aug. 2017
Even though it was owned by a corporation rather than, for instance, a charming older couple named Jean-Pierre and Anouk who remembered which one of your children always ate all of his haricot verts, the eulogies were numerous.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2017
My impression of the salmon entree ($24) would have been vastly improved had the two bundles of haricot verts been removed.
—Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2017
Served on top of jasmine rice with haricot verts, the crispy bird is coated in aromatic vinegar-honey sauce that drips onto the rice.
—Eric Velasco, AL.com, 25 July 2017
French green beans, also called haricot verts, are sweeter still and harvested when smaller than a pinky finger and quite succulent.
—Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 18 July 2017
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