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Definition of adzuki bean
adzuki bean
Plural:adzuki beans
adzuki bean Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
8
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
A small, reddish-brown edible bean widely cultivated in East Asia and the Himalayas, most notable for being boiled and mashed with sugar to create sweet red bean paste.
Example
"For dessert, we had mochi filled with a sweet adzuki bean paste."
2
The annual twining vine (Vigna angularis) of the legume family that bears these small, sweet seeds.
Example
"The farmer dedicated two acres of his land to cultivating the adzuki bean."
Synonyms
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Japanese word 'azuki' (小豆), meaning 'small bean', combined with the English word 'bean'. Introduced to the English language in the early 18th century.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Adzuki bean. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/adzuki bean