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phaselus.

snap bean; kidney-bean; light ship;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[pʰaˈseː.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[faˈs̬ɛː.lus]
  1. a kind of bean with an edible pod, French bean, kidney bean, phasel

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  2. a light vessel (in the shape of a kidney bean) made of wicker-work or papyrus, sometimes also of burned and painted clay

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Where this word comes from

Either from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos, “bean”) or from the substrate language which was the original source.

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