baked beans

American

plural noun

small white dried beans that have been baked, usually with salt pork, brown sugar or molasses, and seasonings.

baked beans British

plural noun

haricot beans, baked and tinned in tomato sauce

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Etymology

Origin of baked beans

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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“You deleted the apps on my phone, but Andre has been posting all summer. Everywhere, I’m pretty sure. Mom must be stalking his profiles. I mean, it’s not even stalking if he’s posting about shelving baked beans every day.”

From Literature

The pair continue their exchange on April 6, with Maxwell then offering to bring him food from London such as KitKats, cheddar and baked beans to which he says, “Among all my desires, that combination is pretty low on the list ... xoxo”

From Los Angeles Times

Sea Lion one minute, baked beans on toast the next.

From Literature

Hearty Earth ambassador Saman Jamshidifard said his volunteers have started serving portions of kidney and baked beans on surplus sourdough bread at St Frideswide's Church in Oxford.

From BBC

We feasted on smoked pork belly, which was fatty and fork-tender, smoked brisket, baked beans, and, of course, candied sweet potato with plenty of butter, cinnamon, and sugar.

From Salon

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