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Definition of baked bean
baked bean
Plural:baked beans
• noun
1
A dish of white haricot or navy beans slow-cooked or stewed in a savory sauce made from tomatoes, molasses, or brown sugar (almost always used in the plural).
Example
"A traditional British breakfast often includes toast topped with warm baked beans."
2
British A sovereign or a queen, used in Cockney rhyming slang.
Example
"In classic London rhyming slang, the monarch was playfully referred to as the baked bean."
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Baked bean. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/baked-bean