haricot

noun

1. a highly seasoned stew of lamb or mutton and vegetables

2. Origin: altered (infl. by the stew) < ? Nahuatl ayecotli, bean

   Chiefly Brit.
   1. kidney bean
   2. the pod or seed of any of various other edible beans

Origin: Fr < harigoter, to cut to pieces < ? MDu *harigod, sharp tool < haren, to sharpen + god, a tool