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うずら豆 (うずらまめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

うずら豆まめ

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Meanings

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noun

pinto bean; mottled kidney bean

Refers to beans with a speckled pattern resembling quail eggs, typically pinto beans or similar mottled varieties.

うずら豆まめを水みずに浸ひたしてから煮にる。
Soak the pinto beans in water and then boil them.
このスープにはうずら豆まめが入はいっている。
This soup contains mottled kidney beans.

Written forms

うずら豆まめUsage100%
Standard spelling combining the kana for うずら (quail) with the kanji 豆 (bean).
鶉うずら豆まめ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the kanji 鶉 for 'quail' is uncommon.

Kanji

豆beans, pea, midget
鶉

quail

Similar words

いんげん豆まめ
いんげん豆 is a general term for common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), while うずら豆 specifically refers to mottled varieties like pinto beans.
金きん時とき豆まめ
金時豆 are red kidney beans, larger and uniformly colored, unlike the speckled うずら豆.

Etymology

Compound of うずら (quail) and 豆 (bean), named for the bean's speckled pattern resembling quail eggs.