Legumey
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Legumey is an adjective meaning Resembling or characteristic of legumes.
Meaning
Resembling or characteristic of legumes.
Example Sentences
Weedy, legumey notes on the nose are offset slightly by cream and flour.
Peanuts flew everywhere, little legumey pellets spitting into patrons, mirror, and floor like machine gun bullets.
Because of the unpleasant “legumey” taste of raw beans, it is best to pulse in a food processor and rinse off the starch.
I heartily recommend buying dried chickpeas and cooking them at home (page 35): the ready-cooked canned ones don’t have the same legumy taste.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include beany, leglike, vegetablelike, lettucelike, seedlike, lettucey.
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