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| bean |
A bean is the seed of certain plants. People eat beans as vegetables. We eat beans in chili and very often in soups. [1/3 definitions] |
| chile |
see "chili." |
| chili |
the pod of a tropical pepper plant. Chili has a strong, sharp flavor. [3/2 definitions] |
| chili pepper |
the pod of a tropical pepper plant. A chili pepper has a strong, sharp flavor that makes food spicy when it is added to it. |
| curry1 |
Curry is a type of food that is especially common in southern Asia, especially in India. Curry has a sauce made with many different spices, including chili pepper, and it's sometimes quite hot to the taste. |
| legume |
When we talk about legumes, we are talking about a certain family of plants. This family includes foods like beans and peas. All legumes develop their seeds inside "pods." A pod is a kind of natural container that holds the seeds of the plant. Sometimes we eat the pods produced by legumes, but most of the time, we eat just the seeds from inside the pod, like when we eat beans in chili or cooked peas with carrots. We call the seeds of these plants "legumes" too. |
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