snijboon

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of snijden (“to cut”) +‎ boon (“bean”), named because they were usually cut into small pieces before cooking or eating.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɛi̯.boːn/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: snij‧boon

Noun

snijboon f (plural snijbonen, diminutive snijboontje n)

1. a flat bean, a long variety of Phaseolus vulgaris, with flat pods and fully matured seeds

Coordinate terms

• slaboon
• sperzieboon

Derived terms

• snijbonenmolen

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: sneibonchi, snijboontsje (from the diminutive)