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edamame, n.
Brit. |ˌɛdəˈmɑːmeɪ|, |ˌɛdəˈmɑːmi|, U.S. |ˌɛdəˈmɑˌmeɪ|, |ˌɛdəˈmɑmi|
Forms: 19– edamame, 19– edemame
[‹ Japanese edamame green soybean in the pod (1638 or earlier) ‹ eda branch + mame bean.]
Usu. with pl. concord. In Japanese cookery: fresh green soybeans, typically boiled or steamed and served in their pods, seasoned with salt, as an appetizer or snack.
1951Folklore Stud. 10 122 Things that may be stolen in regions of Fukushima Prefecture in the night of August 15, are (great) pumpkins and edamame (a branch of soy-beans). 1985Boston Globe 7 Nov. (Calendar section) 5/1 One night there was an appetizer of boiled ‘edamame’, which turned out to be a bowl of whole soybeans cooked in their green skins and then salted. 1998Time Out N.Y. 2–9 July 39/3 There are good, salty edamame and lush, generous slabs of tuna and salmon. 2003Horticulture May–June 8 We've come to love..the feel of edamame pods as we strip out the green soy beans with our teeth. |