Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mung bean

/ˈmʌŋ ˌbiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: mung bean
IPA: /ˈmʌŋ ˌbiːn/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Seed of Vigna radiata, native to South Asia.

Etymology

From Sanskrit मुद्ग (mudga, “mung bean”), via Hindi.

Inflected Forms

mung beans (plural) moong bean (alternative) mongo bean (alternative, Philippines) mungo bean (alternative, Philippines)

Phrases

red mung bean green bean

Frequently Paired Words

green bean

Synonyms

matpe bean mung mongo moong mash maash mash bean munggo monggo green gram golden gram green soy

Questions

How do you pronounce mung bean?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌŋ ˌbiːn/.
What does mung bean mean?: Seed of Vigna radiata, native to South Asia.
Where does mung bean come from?: From Sanskrit मुद्ग (mudga, “mung bean”), via Hindi.

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