haricot
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably ultimately from Nahuatl ayecotli, with the spelling influenced by haricot (“stew”).
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Etymology 2
From French haricot, from Middle French haricot, a deverbal derivation of Old French harigoter (“to tear up, shred, slice up, slice into pieces”), from Frankish *hariōn (“to ruin, lay waste, ravage, plunder, destroy”), from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (“to plunder, lay waste, harry”). Cognate with Middle High German verheeren (“to harry”), Old English herġian (“to lay waste, ravage, plunder”). More at harry.
Translations
French
Etymology
In the sense 'stew', from Middle French haricot, a deverbal derivation of Old French harigoter (“to shred, slice up, slice into pieces”), from Frankish *hariōn (“to ruin, lay waste, ravage, plunder, destroy”), from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (“to plunder, lay waste, harry”). Cognate with Middle High German verheeren (“to harry”). More at harry.
In the sense 'bean', etymology uncertain. Influenced in form by the 'stew' word, if not originally identical to it; in that case possibly from Mexican Spanish ayacotli, ayacote, or possibly from Calicut.
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.ʁi.ko/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - (Louisiana) IPA(key): /za.ɾi.ko/
- Rhymes: -o
- Homophone: haricots
Synonyms
Derived terms
- haricot blanc
- haricot rouge
- haricot vert
Further reading
- “haricot” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).