bean sprout

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A sprout of the mung bean.
in-plural
A sprout of the soybean.
in-plural
A sprout of any of several other species of bean
in-plural

Equivalents

Españolbrote

Françaisgraine germée

DeutschSprosse

13 more languages

Bahasa Indonesiataoge tauge

日本語もやし萌やし

ភាសាខ្មែរសណ្ដែកបណ្ដុះ

한국어숙주나물 콩나물

Bahasa Melayutoge

မြန်မာပဲပင်ပေါက်

Nederlandstaugé

Portuguêsbroto de feijão

Русскийпроро́сток

Svenskaböngrodd

ไทยถั่วงอก

Tagalogtoge

Tiếng Việtgià giá giả đò

Examples

“Bean sprouts are a nutritious vegetarian ingredient for stir-fry.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

bean stitch bean trefoil bean weevil bean-butter bean-cake bean-caper

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