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bean sprout

bean sprout noun: a sprout of the mung bean.

bean sprout: a sprout of the mung bean
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Noun

bean sprout (plural bean sprouts)

  1. (in plural) A sprout of the mung bean.
    • Bean sprouts are a nutritious vegetarian ingredient for stir-fry.
  2. (in plural) A sprout of the soybean.
  3. (in plural) A sprout of any of several other species of bean.
    Synonyms:
    bean shoot

bean sprout meaning in Gujarati, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian

bean sprout in Gujarati

a sprout of the mung bean
મગનો ફણગો magno phaṇgo

bean sprout in Tagalog

a sprout of the mung bean
taugi, tawgi, toge

bean sprout in Malay

a sprout of the mung bean
tauge, toge, cambah

bean sprout in Indonesian

a sprout of the mung bean
tauge
More languagesFewer languages
bean sprout in Thai
ถั่วงอก tùua-ngɔ̂ɔk, ถั่วงอกหัวโต, ถั่วเหลืองงอก
bean sprout in Vietnamese
giá đỗ, giá
bean sprout in Myanmar
ပဲပင်ပေါက် pai:pangpauk

Synonyms of bean sprout

Forms of bean sprout

pluralbean sprouts
alternative formbeansprout

Questions about bean sprout

What does bean sprout mean?
Bean sprout means a sprout of the mung bean.
What is bean sprout in Gujarati?
Bean sprout in Gujarati is મગનો ફણગો (magno phaṇgo). See Bean sprout meaning in Gujarati.
What part of speech is bean sprout?
Bean sprout is a noun.
What is the plural of bean sprout?
The plural of bean sprout is bean sprouts.

Words near bean sprout in the dictionary

  1. bean shot
  2. bean shots
  3. bean slot
  4. bean slots
  5. bean soup theory
  6. bean sprout
  7. bean sprouts
  8. bean stitch
  9. bean stitches
  10. bean thread
  11. bean thread noodle

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