| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
| bean curd n | (food: tofu) | tofu sm |
| Bean curd or tofu is used a lot in East Asian cooking. |
bean sprouts,
bean shoots npl | (edible bean shoots) | broto de feijão loc sm |
| I ordered a salad made of bean sprouts and green onions. |
beanbag,
bean bag n | (soft seat) | pufe sm |
| Mia sits on a beanbag to play video games. |
beanbag,
bean bag n | (toy) (brinquedo, cinco marias) | saquinho loc sm |
| The street performer was juggling with five beanbags. |
| black bean n | (Latin American: black turtle bean) | feijão preto loc sm |
| Black beans with rice is a common dish in many Latin American countries. |
| black bean n | (Asian: soybean) | feijão preto loc sm |
| Black beans, garlic, and ginger make a delicious stir-fry sauce. |
| butter bean n | mainly UK (legume: lima bean) | feijão-manteiga sm |
| The vegetarian option on our menu this evening is a casserole made with butter beans. |
| castor bean n | (seed of castor oil plant) | semente de rícino, semente de mamona |
| semente de mamona |
| I think the castor bean is pressed to obtain its oil. |
| cocoa bean n | often plural (seed of cacao tree) | semente de cacau sf + prep + sm |
| The principle ingredient in chocolate comes from fermented and roasted cocoa beans. |
| coffee bean n | usually plural (seed of coffee tree) | grão de café sm + prep + sm |
| The coffee I'm serving was made from freshly ground coffee beans. |
fava bean (US),
broad bean (UK),
horse bean n | (botany: plant) | fava sf |
fava bean (US),
broad bean (UK),
horse bean n | usually plural (edible pulse) (planta leguminosa) | fava sf |
| Fava beans are delicious in stews but do tend to cause flatulence. |
flageolet,
flageolet bean n | (pale-green seed) | feijão-verde sm |
| French bean n | (green vegetable) | vagem francesa sf |
| One of my favorite meals is a simple plate piled high with freshly steamed French beans. |
| green beans npl | (legume: French bean) (BRA) | vagem sf |
| (POR) | feijão verde sm + adj |
| The African nation of Burkina Faso produces green beans for export to Europe. |
| A nação africana de Burquina produz vagens para exportar para a Europa. |
jelly bean,
jellybean n | (candy: small chewy sweet) (doce: bala) | jujuba, bala de goma sf |
| (BRA: marca, tipo de bala) | delicado sm |
| Sally bought a packet of jelly beans. |
| kidney beans npl | (red-brown edible legumes) | feijões roxos loc sm pl |
| The main ingredients of chilli con carne are minced beef and kidney beans. |
| lima bean n | mainly US (legume: butter bean) | feijão-de-lima sm |
| fava-de-lima sf |
| mung bean n | (small green legume) | feijão-da-china sm |
| Mung beans are easy to sprout. |
| When preparing chop suey in the San Francisco style, the sprouts of the mung bean are called for. |
| navy bean n | (legume: small white kidney bean) | feijão branco sm |
| pinto bean n | (variety of pulse or legume) | feijão rajado sm |
| Burrito filling is often made with pinto beans. |
| red bean n | (legume: kidney bean) (legume) | feijão vermelho loc sm |
| red kidney bean n | (red-purple legume) (legume com folhas vermelhas arroxeadas) | feijão vermelho loc sm |
| runner bean n | (edible green bean) | vagem sf |
| fava sf |
| We had cod in parsley sauce served with runner beans and new potatoes. |
soy bean,
UK: soya bean n | (edible legume) (leguminosa comestível) | grão de soja loc sm |
| (informal) | soja sm |
soy milk,
soybean milk,
also UK: soya milk,
soya bean milk n | (liquid obtained from soybeans) | leite de soja sm |
soybean (mainly US),
soy bean (mainly US),
soya bean (mainly UK) n | (food: soybean seed) (comida: semente de soja) | soja sf |
| They serve edible soybeans as an appetizer. |
soybean,
soy bean n | (soybean plant: legume) (planta de soja) | soja sf |
| Soybeans aren't harvested till late autumn. |
soybean (mainly US),
soy bean (mainly US),
soya bean (mainly UK) adj | (made of soybeans) (feito de soja) | de soja loc adj |
| Have you tried this new soybean dip? |
| string bean n | (green vegetable) (leguminosa fina e verde) | vagem sf |
| My dad grows a variety of vegetables, such as peas and string beans. |
white bean puree,
white bean purée n | (mashed legume: cannellini, etc.) (purê de legumes: cannelini, etc.) | purê de feijão branco sm |
